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The Obama inaugural ceremony not only achieved the highest Internet viewership for a U.S. presidential inauguration, the inaugural event was the first to feature a live audio description of a swearing-in ceremony and the first to include closed captioning in the live webcast of the event. [81]
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Barack Obama became the first black U.S. president and declared it is time to set aside petty differences and embark on a new era of responsibility to repair the country and its image abroad ...
2009 – Barack Obama attended a private service at St. John's Episcopal Church; 2013 – Barack Obama attended a private service at St. John's Episcopal Church on the morning of Monday, January 21, immediately before his public inaugural ceremony. (He had privately been sworn in the previous day.)
The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise ...
Obama paused and smiled, seemingly aware of the mistake. He then retook the oath the following day out of an "abundance of caution" -- inviting Roberts to the White House the next day.
Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts administered the presidential oath to Obama during the swearing-in ceremonies on January 20 and 21, 2013. [4] In his second inauguration address, Obama proclaimed that "while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth".
On November 4, 2008, more than 69.4 million Americans voted for then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) ... 44 iconic images of Barack Obama's tenure as president. ... free up $36.6M in salary cap space.