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The inauguration schedule referred to the president‑elect as "Barack H. Obama", although Obama specified previously that he intended to use his full name for his swearing-in ceremony, including his middle name Hussein. [14]
In addition to the official inaugural balls visited by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to celebrate the inauguration, various other notable balls and gatherings were held on January 20, 2009 throughout Washington, D.C. and the surrounding region that featured an array of themes, including: [1]
The inaugural address was 2,137 words long and President Obama took 18.5 minutes to deliver it between 11:53 a.m. and 12:12 p.m. [28] In a speech "heavy on broad rhetoric and light on policy specifics" as noted by the Washington Post [28] Obama's second inaugural speech was regarded as laying out a broad liberal or progressive agenda ...
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk down Pennsylvania Avenue enroute to the White House during the inaugural parade in Washington on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Inauguration festivities, though, will continue throughout the day. ... Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will attend, according to their teams. First lady Jill Biden ...
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama from his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009, to December 31, 2009. For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of the Barack Obama presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels ...
MLK Day and Inauguration Day have only coincided twice in U.S. history, including the 1997 second inauguration of Bill Clinton and the 2013 second inauguration of Barack Obama. When will ...
George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Dwight D. Eisenhower used the George Washington Inaugural Bible. Barack Obama placed his hand upon the Lincoln Bible for his oaths in 2009 and 2013, [39] as did Donald Trump in 2017. [40] Joe Biden placed his hand upon a large leather-bound family Bible. [41]