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"Praise Song for the Day" is an occasional poem written by the American poet Elizabeth Alexander and delivered at the 2009 presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama.The poem is the fourth to be delivered at a United States presidential inauguration, following in the tradition of recitals by Robert Frost (John F. Kennedy, 1961), Maya Angelou (Bill Clinton, 1993), and Miller Williams ...
Obama delivered his inaugural address to the crowds as the president of the United States following his swearing-in ceremony. [94] Poet Elizabeth Alexander then delivered the inaugural poem, "Praise Song for the Day", [84] [95] and civil rights activist Joseph Lowery, minister of the United Methodist Church, delivered the benediction. [96]
Gorman in 2017. Amanda Gorman is an American poet from Los Angeles, California.In 2017, aged 19, she was named the first National Youth Poet Laureate. [2] On January 14, 2021, the Inaugural Committee, which was organizing the inauguration of Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., announced that Gorman would be giving a poetry reading at the event on January 20. [3]
As always, the president will be inaugurated in January. The next inauguration ceremony will be held on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Inauguration Day is ...
Before Inauguration Day, the president-elect will name a Presidential Inaugural Committee. This committee is the legal entity responsible for fundraising for and the planning and coordination of all official events and activities surrounding the inauguration of president and vice president (other than the ceremony), such as the balls and parade.
Here is what we know about Inauguration Day so far: WHEN IS THE INAUGURATION? Trump will take the oath of office, likely administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, at 12 p.m ...
Trump’s first inaugural address was remembered mostly for the term “American carnage.” After he finished, a mystified former President George W. Bush remarked, “That was some weird s---.”
President Bill Clinton (with Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton), taking the oath of office during his inauguration in 1993. Angelou was the first poet to read an inaugural poem since Robert Frost read his poem "The Gift Outright" at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961, and the first Black woman.