First inauguration of Barack Obama | Wikipedia audio article
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First inauguration of Barack Obama


00:02:27 1 Context
00:03:51 2 Planning
00:04:20 2.1 Joint Congressional Committee
00:06:56 2.2 Presidential Inaugural Committee
00:08:33 2.2.1 Fundraising
00:10:38 2.3 Invitations and tickets
00:13:09 3 Pre-inaugural events
00:13:19 3.1 Train ride: Commemorating Lincoln
00:16:39 3.2 We Are One concert
00:17:35 3.3 King Day of Service
00:19:05 3.4 Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future"
00:20:14 4 Inaugural events
00:20:23 4.1 Ceremony: "A New Birth of Freedom"
00:23:24 4.2 Oath of office
00:25:41 4.2.1 Second oath ceremony
00:27:02 4.2.2 Inaugural address
00:31:05 4.2.3 Prayers
00:32:16 4.3 Post-ceremony traditions
00:33:27 4.3.1 Luncheon
00:35:15 4.3.2 Parade
00:37:07 4.3.3 Inaugural balls
00:41:46 4.3.4 National prayer service
00:43:21 5 Unofficial events
00:44:21 6 Attendance
00:44:29 6.1 Dignitaries, family and celebrity guests
00:46:35 6.2 Crowds and general ticket holders
00:50:00 6.3 Security
00:54:07 7 Viewership
00:54:15 7.1 Television audience
00:56:19 7.2 Internet traffic
00:57:50 8 International reaction
01:01:40 9 See also



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The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. Based on the combined attendance numbers, television viewership, and Internet traffic, it was among the most-observed events ever by the global audience.
"A New Birth of Freedom", a phrase from the Gettysburg Address, served as the inaugural theme to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth year of Abraham Lincoln. In his speeches to the crowds, Obama referred to ideals expressed by Lincoln about renewal, continuity and national unity. Obama mentioned these ideals in his speech to stress the need for shared sacrifice and a new sense of responsibility to answer America's challenges at home and abroad.
Obama and others paid homage to Lincoln in the form of tributes and references during several of the events, starting with a commemorative train tour from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D.C. on January 17, 2009. The inaugural events held in Washington from January 18 to 21, 2009, included concerts, a national day of community service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the swearing-in ceremony, luncheon and parade, inaugural balls, and the interfaith inaugural prayer service. The presidential oath as administered to Obama during his swearing-in ceremony on January 20 strayed slightly from the oath of office prescribed in the United States Constitution, which led to its re‑administration the next day.
In addition to a larger than usual celebrity attendance, the Presidential Inaugural Committee increased its outreach to ordinary citizens to encourage greater participation in inaugural events compared with participation in recent past inaugurations. For the first time, the committee opened the entire length of the National Mall as the public viewing area for the swearing-in ceremony, breaking with the tradition of past inaugurations. Selected American citizens participated in the train tour and other inaugural events, and a philanthropist organized a People's Inaugural Ball for disadvantaged people who otherwise would be unable to afford to attend the inaugural festivities. Among the celebrations for the inauguration, the committee hosted a first-ever Neighborhood Inaugural Ball with free or affordable tickets for ordinary citizens.