The latest updates and schedule for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration held in Washington, D.C., the week of Jan. 21, including background on the inaugural parade, inaugural balls and galas, swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address.
President Obama's inaugural address was well received by the hundreds of thousands of people who trekked downtown to watch the ceremony and began making for the exits as soon as the speech concluded. Published January 21 2013
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Forging into the latter half of his historic presidency, Barack Obama urged the nation at his second inauguration Monday to work together on a liberal agenda of America's "limitless possibilities," such as reversing climate change, advancing gay rights and strengthening the social safety net. Published January 21, 2013
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Tradition, faith and revelry mark a city's celebration of the president's second inauguration, as chronicled by Washington Times reporters in real time throughout the day. Published January 21, 2013
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
Got inauguration depression? It'll only last another 24 hours or so. In the meantime, here's advice on passing the time from Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union. Published January 21, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Americans enter President Obama's second term more upbeat about the direction of the country than they were four years ago, when the recession was at its depths, but voters are less sure that government can be of any use to them. Published January 21, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Obama's appeal for unity in his inaugural address four years ago gave way Monday to a more pointedly aggressive vision of liberalism and social justice, coming from a chief executive who survived his first term's legislative battles and is determined to make his second term consequential. Published January 21, 2013
By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times
In a little conference room in an airplane hangar in Northern Virginia, about a half a dozen government scientists spent much of this past weekend analyzing the air around and above the nation's capital as hundreds of thousands of people arrived to celebrate President Obama's inauguration. Published January 21, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
President Obama's historic inauguration ceremony Monday saw smaller crowds, a more subdued tone, and fewer A-list celebrities than in 2009 — a distinctly different feel from the packed subways, soaring rhetoric and nearly dozen inaugural balls four years ago. Published January 21, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Hundreds of thousands of well-wishers for President Obama were streaming onto the National Mall in front of the Capitol early Monday morning in anticipation of the ceremonial inauguration. Published January 21, 2013
By Samantha Critchell - Associated Press
The first family headed out to Monday's inaugural festivities with first lady Michelle Obama leading a very coordinated fashion parade in a navy-silk, checkered-patterned coat and dress by Thom Browne that were inspired by a menswear necktie. Published January 21, 2013
By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times
A rare and likely fleeting show of bipartisanship enveloped Capitol Hill on Monday as members of both parties congratulated President Obama on his second inauguration, though some Republicans tempered their praise with concerns about the tasks ahead. Published January 21, 2013
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President Obama delivered his second inaugural address on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington on Inauguration Day, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Published January 21, 2013
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Obama's second inauguration was marked by pomp and grandeur, lofty rhetoric and large reviewing stands for VIPs, but many in the nation's capital were fixated on three words about 1 inch tall. Published January 21, 2013
By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times
A handful of protest activity was reported around Monday's inaugural celebrations, with the most serious incident occurring hours before the ceremony when demonstrators marching through the Chinatown neighborhood in Northwest Washington smashed windows at a bank and a Hooters restaurant. Published January 21, 2013
By Kate Brumback - Associated Press
Commemorative events for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. slid seamlessly into celebrations of a second swearing-in Monday for the nation's first black president, with many Americans moved by the reminder of how far the country has come since the 1960s. Published January 21, 2013
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
After an Inauguration Day full of pomp, speeches and parades, the president and first lady joined thousands of supporters and special guests in black ties and an array of sparkling gowns for an elegant evening of dancing and star-studded entertainment at the Washington Convention Center. Published January 21, 2013
By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
The Barack Hussein Obama of 2009 has been replaced in President Obama's second inaugural celebration by "Barack H. Obama." Published January 21, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Barack Hussein Obama took the presidential oath at 11:55 Sunday morning in a small ceremony at the White House, gripping the reins of office for another four-year term and a chance to build on his already historic legacy — though unlike the beginning of his first term, he now faces a divided Congress capable of thwarting him. Published January 20, 2013
By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times
Before the clock strikes noon Monday and Barack Hussein Obama takes to the podium at the U.S. Capitol and again recites the presidential oath of office, moments of reflection on symbolism and substance are in order. Published January 20, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
It was one of Barack Obama's marquee campaign promises in 2008: Close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which would erase a terrorist recruiting tool and a black spot on America's human rights record. Published January 20, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Vice President Joseph R. Biden was officially sworn in to a second term of office Sunday morning at a small ceremony at the Naval Observatory, hours ahead of President Obama's expected inauguration in a similar ceremony at the White House. Published January 20, 2013
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
As President Obama embarks on another four years in office, he is mindful that history is littered with the wreckage of presidents' second terms. Published January 20, 2013
By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times
A dozen or so people, many homeless, regularly camp out in and around a small D.C. park between the Canadian Embassy and the federal courthouse a short walk from where President Obama takes the oath of office Monday. Published January 20, 2013
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
"Can you hear me now?" For the thousands of smartphone customers descending to the Mall for Monday's presidential inauguration, the answer might be no. Published January 20, 2013
By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press
Kelly Clarkson is a multiple nominee at next month's Grammy Awards, but what she's really excited about is another event where she'll be joined by Beyonce, Katy Perry, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Mana, Usher and Brad Paisley. Oh, and the president. Published January 20, 2013
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
Thousands of D.C.-area residents grabbed shovels, paint brushes and shipping boxes as part of the National Day of Service on Saturday to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in advance of Monday's national holiday for King and inaugural celebration. Published January 19, 2013
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
Now this is change you can believe in: After eschewing big-money donations for first inauguration four years ago, President Obama was asking for donations up to $1 million to help him throw the two big inaugural balls. Published January 19, 2013
By David Eldridge - The Washington Times
Inauguration weekend in Washington kicked off Saturday with a day of volunteering, as President Obama and the first lady led a who's who of celebrities and political leaders in National Day of Service projects. Published January 19, 2013
By The Washington Times
Here's a selection of historical tidbits tied to celebrating the beginning of a new term of a president of the United States. Published January 18, 2013
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
In the 1946 film, "It's a Wonderful Life," an angel appears to the suicidal George Bailey to show him what the world would look like had he never been born. Published January 21, 2013
Got inauguration depression? It'll only last another 24 hours or so, though the mawkish commentary and trite news coverage from much of the mainstream media is hard to escape. Published January 21 2013
By Catherine Poe, TWT Communities
Enjoy the inauguration from the comfort of your computer watching it here at Communities or at home with TV’s extensive coverage. Published Jan. 20, 2013
By Jacquie Kubin, TWT Communities
A free app from Smithsonian Museums turns your smart phone or tablet into an interactive guide to DC and the Inauguration Published Jan. 20, 2013
By Joseph Cotto, TWT Communities
Swearing in on a bible is an issue hardline leftists and rightists love to get angry about. Really now, what's the point? Published Jan. 19, 2013
By Eric Golub, TWT Communities
For those uninterested in the pomp(ousness) and circumstance of Obama Inauguration 2013, here is some counter-programming. Published Jan. 19, 2013
By Timothy W. Coleman, TWT Communities
Famed Tenor Anthony Kearns will perform to honor the Congressional Medal of Honor Society on Sunday, January 20, 2013. Published Jan. 19, 2013
By Catherine Poe, TWT Communities
Getting around on foot is your best bet. But how to get to D.C. in the first place? Published Jan. 19, 2013
By Laurie Forster, TWT Communities
In Washington DC they can argue about anything, including wine pairings for the Inauguration. Published Jan. 17, 2013
By Catherine Poe, TWT Communities
The Willard is a whirlwind of preparations from the chef to the concierge. Published Jan. 17, 2013
By Catherine Poe, TWT Communities
The who, what, where and when of the Inaugural weekend. Published Jan. 17, 2013
By Gayle Falkenthal, TWT Communities
Is it a helpful tech tool provided by a forward-thinking Inaugural Committee, or a thinly disguised attempt to grab contact info for future fundraising? Published Jan. 16, 2013
By Catherine Poe, TWT Communities
Round Robin’s barman at the Willard Hotel is a fount of information about presidential drinking habits. Published Jan. 16, 2013
By Catherine Poe, TWT Communities
Security is always a concern and there is a list of things you can't bring... like umbrellas even if it is raining or stollers for children. Published Jan. 16, 2013
By Andrea Poe, TWT Communities
Join the inaugural party in Washington DC at The Liaison, Art & Soul and ArtBar Published Jan. 15, 2013
By Catherine Poe, TWT Communities
Kate Perry, James Taylor, Kelly Clarkson, and Usher headline big name performers at the Inaugural and gala balls. Published Jan. 13, 2013
By Catherine Poe, TWT Communities
It won’t be easy to snag ticket unless you have big bucks. But never say never. Published Jan. 4, 2013
