{"id":18943,"date":"2021-01-21T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=18943"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:54:11","slug":"inauguration-day-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=18943","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration Day 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted from the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas by Linda Lou Burton<\/em> \u2013 Yesterday was a great day for unabashed television viewing. I watched our incoming Vice President and her husband arriving on the platform at the Capitol; then our incoming President and his wife taking a seat. Much hype was made of the fact that \u201cJoe Biden is the oldest president ever elected\u201d and \u201cKamala Harris is the first woman, the first black, and the first Asian elected to such a high-ranking federal position.\u201d Since I am both OLD and a WOMAN, the whole thing tickled me pink. I watched the oaths of office, solemnly taken, Vice President Harris first, as custom dictates. I watched the supporting spouses, right there, a new First Lady and our first \"\"<\/a>ever Second Gentleman. Masked faces, except when speaking, and in between, a conscientious fellow with a pack of Sani-wipes, making the podium safe for the next person. Famous people showed up to sing for us; Lady Gaga in gigantic glamorous red sang the National Anthem<\/em>, Jennifer Lopez sang a medley of patriotic songs with the Pledge of Allegiance<\/em> done in Spanish, and Garth Brooks took his hat off for Amazing Grace<\/em>. Plus, and it\u2019s a big plus, a new star lit up the sky! Her name is Amanda Gorman, and her reading of her poem, The Hill We Climb<\/em>, has everybody talking.<\/p>\n

Following are some of my favorite moments from the televised events of the day. My \u201cscreen swipes\u201d I believe they are called.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Arriving for the ceremony.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Incoming Vice President Kamala D Harris takes the oath of office.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Incoming President Joseph R Biden Jr takes the oath of office.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Outgoing Vice President Mike Pence departs the Capitol.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

President Biden and Vice President Harris at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barack Obama and their wives observe.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Secret Service agents escort #46 on the way to the White House. The Presidential limousine has doors five inches thick; manhole covers are welded shut before such processions take place.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Awaiting the Presidential limousine, view from the White House porch.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wave from the White House.<\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The evening ends.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tomorrow: About Joe Biden<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted from the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas by Linda Lou Burton \u2013 Yesterday was a great day for unabashed television viewing. I watched our incoming Vice President and her husband arriving on the platform at the Capitol; then our incoming President and his wife taking a seat. Much hype was made of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4291,1742],"tags":[4305,4304,4301,4303,3941,3934,4302,4306],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18943"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19062,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18943\/revisions\/19062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}