{"id":27723,"date":"2013-01-20T19:57:03","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T19:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=27723"},"modified":"2013-01-20T20:01:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-20T20:01:46","slug":"inauguration-day-obama-sworn-in-for-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=27723","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration Day: Obama sworn in for second term"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inauguration Day: Obama sworn in for second term<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

BBC News<\/a>
\n2013-01-20<\/p>\n

Barack Obama<\/a> has officially been sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although the US Constitution requires the oath of office to be taken by noon on 20 January, that falls on a Sunday so the public inauguration will take place on Monday.<\/p>\n

Mr Obama took his official oath in the White House’s Blue Room<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The public ceremony with pomp and circumstance will follow on Monday.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts<\/a> administered the oath of office to Mr Obama, witnessed by First Lady Michelle Obama<\/a> and their daughters Sasha and Malia<\/a> as well as some family members and reporters.<\/p>\n

Resting his hand on a bible used for many years by his wife’s family, Mr Obama vowed “to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States”.<\/p>\n

He will repeat those words during Monday’s public inauguration, in which he will set out his plans for the next four years.<\/p>\n

Vice-President Joe Biden<\/a> was sworn in for a second term at a small ceremony at his official residence earlier on Sunday morning…<\/p>\n

…In 2009, nearly two million people crammed into Washington to witness President Obama’s first inauguration.<\/p>\n

Four years on, the mood is unlikely to match that excitement, says our correspondent.<\/p>\n

But, he adds, the second inauguration of America’s first black president is a moment many will not want to miss….<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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