What does this Inauguration mean to you?

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I am elated, excited and can’t wait for this momentous occasion! Barack Obama is awe inspiring and I am thrilled for this Change in Command!!!!!

—lori , 45 from New York, NY US

This is one of the best elections in american history. I wasnt expecting the us to make history. I didnt think america was ready for change. I wanted a black president but I thought I was gone be dead before it happened

—Marco, 21 from Chicago, IL US

It means we are all screwed. This bum does not have the qualifications to be a dog catcher never mind a President. Wow, I don’t know what you people on the left were thinking. This guy is a total loser. You don’t get out of recession of debt by creating more debt like this bum is doing. Good luck to you guys, I’m outtie.

—Paul Polito, 43 from New York, NY US

#changeincommand 1/20 means that LGBT Americans can STILL be thrown under the bus for the sake of political expediency and assimilation

—bigolpoofter via Twitter

This inauguration is very exciting. People and friends who were never into politics before have jumped in head-first. I hope people realize that this is a time positive change, and that every individual has the power to make a difference. This is a chance for a new beginning, a chance to make right what was wrong, and a chance to become a part of a movement like never before. Be good to those around you, help others in need, and make a change for the better. One person + one change = a huge difference in YOUR world.

—Matt , 25 from Baltimore, MD US

Obama PA Selects! - 21

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Inaugural Insight

  • The inauguration for the first U.S. president, George Washington, was held on April 30, 1789 in New York City.
  • Should January 20 be a Sunday, the President is usually administered the oath of office in a private ceremony on that day, followed by a public ceremony the following day.
  • Immediately following the oath, the bands play four ruffles and flourishes and "Hail to the Chief", followed by a 21-gun salute from howitzers of the Presidential Salute Battery.
  • The inaugural celebrations usually last ten days, from five days before the inauguration to five days after.
  • Since Thomas Jefferson's second inaugural on March 4, 1805, it has become tradition for the president to parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.
  • According to tradition, in the first inaugural, President Washington added the words "so help me God" when reciting the oath, although there is no contemporary evidence of this.
  • In 1977, Jimmy Carter started a new tradition by walking from the Capitol to the White House, although subsequent presidents have only walked part of the way for security reasons.
  • The War of 1812 and World War II forced two swearing-ins to be held at other locations in Washington, D.C.
  • The new President assumes power at noon on January 20th, regardless of whether or not he has actually taken the oath of office.
  • There is no requirement that any book, or in particular a book of sacred text, be used to administer the oath, and none is mentioned in the Constitution.

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