It went across all visual types.”Elizabeth Alexander recites a poem during President Obama's swearing-in ceremonies at the US Capitol on January 20, 2009.
She had grown up in DC, and that inauguration day was a homecoming for her.
“I’m sure that some people expected too much,” says Wear, the former Obama campaign worker, of Obama’s vision.
The fact of the matter is, that (inauguration) day happened, and millions of people were there.
We will have a better idea on another inauguration day — in January of 2025.
Persons:
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