- Title: USA: Pomp and circumstance kick off second Inauguration of President Obama
- Date: 21st January 2013
- Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (JANUARY 21, 2013) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) (** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) CHOIR SINGING "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" (SHOT OF CAPITOL HILL OVER AUDIO) SHOT OF CROWDS (AUDIO OF "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL) GIRL SINGING SHOT OF NATIONAL MALL (AUDIO OF "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL) U.S. FLAGS BETWEEN CAPITOL PILLARS (AUDIO OF "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL) BAND PLAYING
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- Location: Usa
- Country: USA
- Topics: Politics
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- Story Text: The presidential inaugural ceremony kicks off with music, pageantry and large crowds as thousands brave cold temperatures to watch U.S. President Barack Obama take the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol.
Pomp and pageantry kicked off the presidential inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. where thousands braved chilly temperatures and navigated security lockdowns to watch U.S. President Barack Obama take the oath of office on Monday (January 21).
This is the second swearing-in ceremony for Obama in less than 24 hours. He had a formal private swearing-in on Sunday (January 20) at the White House because of a constitutional requirement that the president be sworn in on January 20.
Rather than stage the full inauguration on a Sunday, the main public events were put off until Monday.
Seen at today's ceremony were former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, in addition to a host of VIPs, cabinet officials, and Supreme Court justices who filled the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.
Obama and his family began the day worshipping at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House, an Inauguration Day tradition for U.S. presidents, before heading by motorcade to Capitol Hill.
He will take the oath again, in public, and then deliver his inaugural address from the Capitol's West Front overlooking the National Mall, where a sea of people - an estimated 700,000- gathered hours before the actual event. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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