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Presidential Inaugurations: Obama's new way forward
It takes 35 words to become president of the United States. The presidential inauguration ceremony marks the beginning of a new term in the Oval Office. CBC Digital Archives has selected reports from Washington, D.C. that capture the swearing in of a new president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama.
• At noon, the official White House website changed completely in design. Up until noon the old design still featured George W. Bush.
• Two hundred and forty thousand tickets for dedicated seating near the stage were distributed free for the inauguration.
• The Toronto Star reported that the estimated cost of the inauguration was $150 million US. Of that amount the Obama inaugural committee raised $41 million US.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Jan. 20, 2009
Guest(s): Barack Obama
Anchor: Peter Mansbridge
Reporter: Neil MacDonald, Alison Smith
Duration: 8:12
Last updated: January 23, 2013
Page consulted on April 3, 2013
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FDR is sworn in as president for a third term.
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Harry S. Truman is sworn in as president.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th president of the United S...
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John F. Kennedy delivers his inauguration speech.
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Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.
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Richard M. Nixon is sworn in as the 37th president of the United State...
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Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th president of the United States.
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Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th president of the United States.
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George H. W. Bush is sworn in as the 41st president of the United Stat...
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William Jefferson Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd president of the Uni...
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George W. Bush is sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States.
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Barack Obama takes the oath and begins his presidency.
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It takes 35 words to become president of the United States. The presid...