page_title: Second inauguration of Barack Obama
section_title: Planning
hierarchical_section_title: Second inauguration of Barack Obama / Planning
caption_attribution_description: English: United States President Barack Obama waits before moving to the West Front of the U.S. Capitol prior to the inaugural swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C. on 21 January 2013. Waiting with the President are, from left: House Speaker John Boehner, Republican Party-Ohio; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Republican Party-Virginia; Senator Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party-New York; Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Party-California; Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, Democratic Party-Nevada; and Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican Party-Tennessee.
context_page_description: The second inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States was the 57th inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and final term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. A private swearing-in ceremony took place on Sunday, January 20, 2013, in the Blue Room of the White House. A public inauguration ceremony took place on Monday, January 21, 2013, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
  The inauguration theme was "Faith in America's Future", a phrase that draws upon the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the completion of the Capitol dome in 1863. The theme also stressed the "perseverance and unity" of the United States and echoed the "Forward" theme used in the closing months of Obama's reelection campaign. The inaugural events held in Washington, D.C. from January 19 to 21, 2013 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.
context_section_description: The inauguration was planned primarily by two committees: the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee. The committee began construction of the inaugural platform on September 20, 2012.
caption: President Obama arriving at his second inauguration
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