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Presidential Inauguration 2013 - Public Ceremony
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama during the inaugural swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. First Lady Michelle Obama, holding a Bible that belonged to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Lincoln Bible, and daughters Malia and Sasha stand with the President. (P012113SH-0578)
Presidential Inauguration 2013 - Public Ceremony
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama during the inaugural swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. First Lady Michelle Obama, holding a Bible that belonged to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Lincoln Bible, and daughters Malia and Sasha stand with the President. (P012113SH-0578)

Presidential Inauguration 2013 - Public Ceremony

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January 21, 2013 - January 21, 2013
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The public ceremony for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration was held on Monday, January 21 at the West Front of the United States Capitol. According to law, the official, private swearing-in ceremony was held the previous day on Sunday, January 20 in the Blue Room of the White House. During the public ceremony, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts.
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A video of the complete ceremony from President Barack Obama's second inaugration on January 21, 2013 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "2013 Inauguration Ceremony" 
Photos from President Barack Obama’s second inauguration from January 21, 2009 were posted on the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "January 2013"