But nonetheless, it rededicates this country to big ideas. And the person who has to do it in his speech, walking up to the podium, is the president. We saw the first family walking in to st. Johns church earlier this morning. Theyre at that Worship Service right now. There they are, right there, just before they walked into st. Johns episcopal church, across the street from the white house. Theres the first lady, and the president , sasha and malia, and the first ladys mom. Luis leon is preaching on the theme of unity, which is also the president s theme. Well see the president and first lady when they come out of that service, in just a little bit. First, lets talk to david muir. Hes on the shadow of the steps of the capitol. And a lot of people gathering already. Gathering here since the darkdar darkened hours before the sun came up. You talked about the choir of p. S. 22. You can see the capitol behind me, for those of you watching at home. The archway that the president will emerge from, about midway, at 11 30 this morning. His hand on the two bibles that george mentioned. Applause for the children who traveled here all the way from new york. My producer, christine has the temperature on her weather app. For the second inaugural, everyone wanted to know, is it going to be the 29 degrees they witnessed four years ago and those winds. Its 39 degrees right now. Its going to be heading up to 45 degrees here. And look at the sky over washington this morning. A beautiful, beautiful blue sky. Theyre expecting a front to move through later today. But thats not until after the parade. And they say the warmest point during this entire day of festivities will be during the parade, george and diane. Look over here. I couldnt help but notice this gentleman. He has his blanket on his lap, his paper. This guy has the best seat in washington right now. You knew what to bring. Thank you. We tried it out four years ago. And it was much rougher then. This year, we came prepared. The only thing you left was starbucks. I asked you for one earlier. One thing i wanted to show you, diane and george, was over here. This family was all gathered. You had your ipads and your i d ipods out earlier. You were on your electronics. And one thing i want to mention for the folks at home, theres security everywhere. But one thing they did this year, was to put extra towers all along the National Mall here because they are determined not to have communications crash. Obviously, you need that, if something were to, god forbid, to go wrong. With new technology, so many trying to capture and record the moment. And well be right here, in the shadow of that president , as he steps out to usher in his second term. And in this modern age, the president has issued his first tweet. Im honored and grateful we have a chance to finish what we started. Our work begins today. Lets go. Whats he doing tweeting in church . Well, he has said that in so many ways, this is an important, new beginning for him because the first time around, he was elected based on what he promised to do. And this time around, he feels he was elected on what he has done and what he can do in the years to come. And there, youre looking, again, at the president s church. And, george, i wonder what you were thinking this morning when you woke up, about this day because it is a day that gives a president we know a chance to start again, for the country. Everything stops. Everything is new for at least a moment. And he has that clear shot to speak to the entire country. And it feels like the one day where the entire country has ears to hear what the president has to say, as well. And one we can show the world also listening. We can show the world that after a hardfought election, a bruising time in congress, that we are still together in this country. And i believe we have jon karl, white house correspondent, with us. He is also there on the west side of the capitol. Jon . Reporter diane, im here. The divisions, the president will be surrounded, of course, by family and friends. And also, by his political enemies, right off to the right over here, to the president s left, is where youll see speaker of the house john boehner, the republican majority leader, eric cantor. The people that he will be doing battle with, just after this is done. But this is the moment for unity. And talking to the president s aides about what he hopes to convey in this speech, he will acknowledge the deep divisions, the deep political divisions, that dominated so much of his first term. Hell talk about, despite those divisions, we have to come together to do what we can. Im looking at the scene now, we all are together, as the president comes out of church. We see sasha with him, who yesterday told him, he didnt mess up. At the other malia will be coming in soon. I think were all struck at the difference in four years, as we look at them. And remembering that four years ago, at this moment, the president had just been released the nuclear codes. In the white house, they were scrambling to put toys on the beds for the girls, organizing a Scavenger Hunt to find their ways around. Today, after the ceremony, theyll just be going home. Its been their home for the last four years. The president s family getting into the limousines. I want to go to Pierre Thomas. On the big, national days, were also concerned. We have to have all of our thoughts, also, on the issue of security. Pierre . Reporter george, as the big crowd makes its way to the mall, these are the most stressful moments for the authorities. As a result, we have more than 13,000 military and Law Enforcement personnel, ready for this event. We have snipers on the roofs. We have biological and chemical units prepared to deal with whatever comes up. We have a high degree of surveillance. Satellites zooming in on the mall, as well as hundreds of surveillance cameras, to watch potential suspects. As one official told me last night, we have no specific threat. But we have to be ready for anything, george. And i know theyve been preparing for this for a year. Theyve been locking the buildings on the parade route. Theyve been locking the garbage cans on the parade route. Repaved the road. They are taking no chances. We have an Incredible Team of president ial savvy with us this morning. I want a quick word from two of them sitting with us here. Lets start with matthew dowd, contributor to abc news. You have contributed to a combine, as well. Both sides of the aisle. What does it take for a president to take a second inauguration and make it soaring . Well, its a much different situation when you go from the first to the second. The first one, everybodys filled with hope. We can make change. The second one, youre much more seasoned and you know theres hard work ahead. The way the weather was described, it seemed fitting. Were going to have a great, sunny day. Everybodys going to pause. And a storms coming in this evening. I think the president will have a great day today. Hes going to be faced with a lot of things i think his speech needs to speak to. We have a reminder of how tough that is going to be. Cokie roberts, karl rove, he sent out his first tweet. He says, prepare for another long, nasty, four years. Unfortunately, thats probably true. But today is the day not to think about that for a little bit. And to say, this is a special day for the country. People bring their children from all over the country, to witness this history. So, this is americas day. And we do stop for a minute. And of course, the next four years are going to be tough. Deep, deep divisions in the country. We certainly saw that in this election. And we certainly see it in the congress. But not today. You see the first family, heading back to the white house. Congressional delegation awaiting them there for the trip up to the capitol. Were going to take a short break. When we come back, well show you people already arriving on the inaugural platform. And general colin powell will be joining us here, when we return. Jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasnt quite the same. The recipes not the recipe. Ohhh. [ female announcer ]. Without swanson. The broth cooks trust most when making soup. Mmmm [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. Begins with back pain and a choice. Take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. Or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. Good eye. Welcome back. Youre looking at the first family arriving back at the white house. Im struck by the fact that malia is almost as tall as her mother, who is 511. We were just commenting here. What a difference four years makes, in the lives of these children. Of course, the first grandmother, walking in, as well. On the third floor of the white house, all four years. Weve watched that whole family grow up. What a powerful representation for the nation. And the president also meeting the congressional delegation that will take them down to the capitol inside, as they walk through those doors. And we invite you to gather your family around, with the great family of america, for this historic day. And as promised, we are joined right now by former secretary of state, former chairman of the joint chiefs, general colin powell. Its good to see you on this Inauguration Day. Good to be with all of you. Thank you. Its a confound convergence, and the two bibles the president will be swearing on will say it all. They are Abraham Lincolns bible, Martin Luther kings bible. When you woke up this morning, what were you thinking . I was thinking what a great country this is, that we can see this kind of transition. This Inauguration Day, we have the opportunity not to scream and argue with one another, but to come together. To witness this 57th renewal of what our Founding Fathers put in place. I often say, when you look at lincoln, who saved the union and had to fight a war, but 100 years later, it was dr. Martin luther king, who had to fight another war, a war of ideas and a war of values, look how we have progressed just from the 50 years of Martin Luther king. I became secretary of state. I became a chairman. As a kid in the south bronx section, unthinkable. And barack obama became president of the United States. You had stinging things to say about the Republican Party. An identity problem, you said. And that there are some people who seem to have a theme of intolerance. Thats a broader definition of what i meant by intolerance. I think intolerance is when you try to keep people from voting. The Republican Party ought to be out there, not by restricting voting by requiring i. D. , but wanting everybody to vote. You need new messages. New policies. The country is becoming more minority. Have you heard a lot from that . A lot of people pushing back on you . Most of the people ive heard from in the last week or so have been very, very supportive. But there are those who consider this the worst thing imaginable. And why are you still a republican . I grew up under Ronald Reagan, and george schultz, and George Herbert walker bush, and thats the Republican Party i knew. I think weve drifted from that. Theres nothing wrong starting to drift a little bit back. Not because its good to be moderate. But thats where the American People are. They lost an election. Two. Five out of the last six. And the president will try to, you know, tie everyone together today. One speech cant do that. But what does he need to do, in your view . In the speech, i think he needs to appeal to our better angels. Raise dont just tell me about the policy statements. Save that for the state of the union. Inspire america today. And i hope thats what he will try to do. But he needs to get to work. And the number one problem is the economy. Hes got to fix the economy. The fiscal situation has been fixed, to a large extent. The stock markets doubled. Thats pretty good. But he has to get everybody working again. It means fix the economy. It means fix the education. So were bringing kids along that have the skills for 21st century america. His focus has to be on the economy. On the need to reduce unemployment. And frankly, i hope he can, through his own example, restore a sense of civility in the country. Every president learns a lot. Is scarred by the office. Also made more wise by the office. What is the one thing you hope president obama has learned over the last four years . I hope hes learned that you know, no one part of the government, really, gets it all done. And so, hes got to do a better job of reaching out to members of congress, across both across the aisle, to the republicans. And the republicans have to stop buying into things that demonize the president. Why arent Republican Leaders shouting out about all this birther nonsense and these other things . Theyre silent. They need to speak out. This is the kind of intolerance ive been talking about, where these idiot presentations continue to be made. And you dont see the Senior Leadership of the party say, no, thats wrong. Sometimes, by not speaking out, theyre encouraging it. And the base keeps buying this stuff. And its killing the base and party. 26 favorability rate for the party right now. That ought to be telling them something. You know . Instead of attacking, whoever speaks, look in the mirror and say, how are we going to win the next election . And looking overseas, we know governments over the world will be pouring over this speech for every nuance, at this time, more than 60,000 troops in afghanistan. A time of peril. Whats the single sentence you hope he says . I think he has to say that americas coming back from afghanistan. Were back from iraq. But were not back from the world. Were still going to be an important nation on the face of the earth. We have responsibilities in europe, in asia, in our own hemisphere, in the middle east. And we will meet those responsibilities. Were not pulling back. Were not becoming isolationist. But we have to be far more careful as to the areas in which we get ourselves involved, where we send our young men and women into combat. I think its proper for the president to be careful. Hes been in charge of leading from behind. Thats one of the slogans that dont mean anything. We are told hes studying eisenhowers second term as he thinks about this. Eisenhower, theres a couple of very good books out. Ive been reading them, also. No collaboration. I never collaborate with the white house. Im a free agent. But eisenhower was very careful. He worried about spending. He worried about the military industrial complex. He worried about the enemies out there and dealing with them without going broke doing it. And it was successful. Im glad that the president is reading about eisenhower. Thank you so much, general powell. I want to go back to the platform. Were listening to the Lee University festival choir. Theyre located in tennessee, the foothills of appalachia. A wonderful reminder, all of the people who practiced, all the people who care, on this inauguration morning. Well return in a moment. Good morning, turtle. My friends are all around me my friends, they do surround me i hope this never ends and well be the best of friends all set . All set. 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Were going to go, now, to bill weir, who is out in the center of the mall. And i heard you say earlier, bill, people are counting on history to keep them warm. Absolutely. And community, a sense of national pride, on days like this. Do you ever get the feeling that theres people behind you, watching you . Watch this. Look at the power. Look at the power. Happy mlk day, people. Look at this. We got alabama, mississippi represented, california, texas, oklahoma, good to see you. Good morning. How are you . Its warming up, right . It feels pretty good. Heres the view. We are just on the capitol side of seventh street. About the halfway point. Its starting to get dense. We were saying earlier, four years ago, i was back, way back by the washington monument. That was 1. 8 Million People. At least half that year. You get a good sense part the sea for me. Let me see. Hello, cutie. How are you . Do you get a sense in the capitol down there. We have the big monitors. A couple hours to kill. And people are still getting together. Next time you come to me, i have to tell you the greatest story about, i met a living republican in this crowd, wearing shorts and a tshirt, if you can believe that. A day when republicans and democrats are coming together, today for the ceremony. And the parade coming up, which you see that lovely choir again. And crowd that good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea a look at the national monument. Well be right back. Now, from abc7 news. Good morning, i i am eric thomas. Here is the forecast. Sunny and mild today. Last frosty night is tonight with wet weather for wednesday. As we look at the sevenday outlook, we have another chance saturday and sunday. The best chance for rain is tomorrow, rather, wednesday, is the not bay. Notice the temperatures today in the middle 60s and lower to middle 60s on tuesday, and upper 60s to by wednesday. The warm weather is just about over. The commute . Very bad traveling 156 with a jackknifed big rig to highway 101 in the westbound direction, one lane traffic control. Early accident at 238 at 880 is now gone. We have a new accident southbound 880 on the shoulder. Bart and muni and caltrain on time with regular service for this is an abc news special. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit. Inauguration day, an extraordinary american event. Four years ago, history was made. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking america. Then, it happens again. And as all the world watches, americans from all walks of life, all across our great nation, come together to celebrate a grand tradition, thats connected us, generation to generation to generation. And on this uniquely american day, america turns to the team that knows this president best, abc news, taking you everywhere, all access, behind the scenes, at our Nations Capital. Out with the crowds, every step along the parade route. Its a frontrow seat to history in the making. And it all starts now. The second inauguration of president barack obama. Now reporting live from the newseum in washington, d. C. , diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. And there you see the washington monument. It has been gleaming in the sunshine all morning. And at the time it was built, it was the tallest manmade structure in the world, reminding the world of americas enormous, vital energy, that a new country was on the rise. No building in washington, d. C. Can be higher than the washington monument. We see the dome of the capitol, as well. All of america coming together, today, for this celebration of our enduring democracy. The president , that is the scene he will see when he looks out across the mall. Some 800,000 people expected on the mall today. Not quite as big as four years ago. Weve seen, a happy, smiling crowd. And nonetheless, it would be the biggest crowd for a second inauguration ever by multiples. And the day has begun for president obama and his family. They went to church earlier this morning at st. Johns episcopal church. We see them, the first lady sasha and malia, as well as mrs. Robinson, the first ladys mom. They walk in. About an hour later, they go back to the white house. As they were going back, first leaving the church. The first daughter had some fun with the president. Thats right. Apparently, they stood behind a door and went, boo, to surprise him. Its the hallmark of this family. Remember four years ago, i believe it was malia who said to her father, first africanamerican president , you better be good. Thats right. And i think it was sasha, after he took the oath of office, formally, said you didnt mess up, dad. You see the white house there. Meeting with leaders of the con vacation. And we go to cecilia vega, where the parade performers are getting ready. Theyre going to play us a song as we get ready here. This is where the party starts. Im here with the palm View High School mariachi. Are you at the inauguration for the first time . Its the first time. Never been here before. And how excited are you to be here . Were excited to have our opportunity. Like competitions inside texas. Were excited for this. Are you staying warm in these beautiful outfits . Kind of. Kind of. The tricks of staying warm is hand warmers and to keep dancing. These guys look absolutely beautiful. Were going to see groups like this all along the parade route today. The theme today, our people, our future. I dont know what represents that more than this group right here, guys. Back to you. Thank you, cecilia. Wonderful to find you behind the sombreros. And we want to listen for a moment because this is the u. S. Marine band. The president s own. For every president since 1789, they have performed. And now, i want to turn to the director of the National Museum of africanAmerican History. It is wonderful to have lonnie bunch back today. Weve talked a lot about the bibles. The two bibles the president will be putting his hand on to be sworn in. Abraham lincolns bible, Martin Luther kings traveling bible, his family said. Weve seen it earlier. It has frayed edges. Were told he had it back when thats the lincoln bible. And were told that Martin Luther king had this bible when he started preaching. It was wellworn. He made markings in it. What is so wonderful to me, is the president recognizes the importance of history. And kings bible really speaks volumes about the possibility of america. About the sense that change is possible, with vision and courage. Marrying that with the lincoln bible. Obviously, president obama feels so strongly about the role that Abraham Lincoln meant. And the president understands that history shapes not just him. But what he loves about the past, how much it shapes who we are as a country today. And were looking at, of course, the Martin Luther king memorial, which is off to the left, as the president looks out from that platform. Author of the president obama, the bridge, talks about how he grew out of the civil rights movement, led by Martin Luther king. You write in the book, david, that race has been at the core of president obamas story. But its not been in the foreground of his presidency. Thats true. Hes gotten some criticism for that from some bloack leaders. He views his presence in the white house is essential. And everything he can do, whether its improving the economy or keeping the United States safe, improves the lives of all americans. Hes very wary of being the president of black america. Hes insistent on being the president of the United States. And sometimes, thats caused him difficulty with certain black leaders. Cornell west is one. Theres others. And you said the president blames his americanism. What did you mean by that . President obama is very clear, he has the opportunity to represent all of america. He realizes that that history helps him lead the entire country. And so, hes claimed his america is not simply as black america. I was just going to say. This is also the 150th anniversary here for the emancipation proclamation. Whats so moving this year is the confluence of events. It is the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. The document that began the process of ending slavery. Its also the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. In many ways, this is the year where the black history profoundly changed americas course. And i think the president recognized how important that is. The president will celebrate. He will celebrate with all africanamericans and all americans. There had been some grumbling about africanamerican leaders over the last four years that did not stop. Africanamericans have been coming out in huge numbers since november. Theres been a small but important voice, that wants the president to do more to fight poverty in this country, to talk about the crisis of black unemployment, especially among young africanamerican males. Their goal was not simply to be part of a chorus that simply wanted to talk about president obama not being american enough. But they really wanted him to step up, to deal with the challenges of inequality and injustice in our society. Theyre important voices. And i dont think well see them muted anytime soon. Back to david rimnick, for a moment. You wrote the bridge that documented the president so closely. What change did you see him in these four years . He was not the leader of a movement. Martin luther king was the leader of a movement. Barack obama is a politician. And he encountered politics his first day in office. He encountered things unimaginable. You mentioned the security issue. Weve now forgotten on the first day of office, on his inaugural day last time, he came out on stage under the threat of a possible al qaeda attack from somali insurgents. It is long forgotten. But inaugural day was proceeded by this. And then, he began in a neardepression, an economic depression. And hes faced some highly radicalized Republican Party. Hes encountered politics. And george knows, from being in the white house, being president of the United States, is also a series of not just catastrophes and crises all the time. Like drinking from a fire hydrant thats been loose. Hes encountered that as a politician. And taken unpredictable courses. You can see that. Lets put that up. Lets show the pictures of president obama, as hes aged over the last four years. It will prove the point that david was just making right there. A big smile on his face. But a lot of gray hair there, as well. Probably a few more gray hairs thinking about the second inaugural address, as well. Every one thats given in the shadow of lincolns masterpiece. Thats true. As we talked on our sunday morning show yesterday, george, he has a choice, in a sense, to make. Does he want to give the Roosevelt Speech of 1937 . Or more like lincolns second inaugural or eisenhowers second inaugural, which was not. An interesting fact about roosevelt, he came out. He gave this i got it right here. He spoke about blindly selfish men. Talked about driving from the temple of their ancient faith, those who have profamed it. He with selfinterest, the elements of decencies of life and private autocratic powers. He came out with a clenched fist. And that was 1937, the first time president s were inaugurated on january 20th, rather than the 4th of march. And on the 5th of february, just two weeks later, he announced what was to become the judicial reorganization bill of 1937. His plan to pack the Supreme Court with up to 15 members as they aged, in order to remove the new deal. It was a historic blunder. In the 1938 elections, he and his party were soundly refudiated. And there was no liberal legislating majority in congress between 1938 and 1964, when the third transformative president , Lyndon Johnson, was in power. This president has made no secret of his ambition to be the fourth transformative president. And the question is, will he, in his speech today, show a kind of combative nature that led to Franklin Roosevelts overreaching and historic change of the politics of the country . You see the congressional leaders for the country. Steny hoyer, and we just saw them go to the capitol. We saw janet napolitano, and security making their way in. You were talking about lincoln in the course of this presidency. I want to pick up the pictures of him because they are among the most startling. He lost 50 pounds. He was about 150 pounds weighing in, at 64. The picture on the right side, Abraham Lincoln, only 56 years old. Look at those eyes. Of course, the Lincoln Memorial there. Martin luther king in the shadow, gave that speech 50 years ago. And there, we see, as you see more i think thats katy perry there. I believe it is. On the steps of the capitol. Along with john mayer. Were going to come back. She performed at the kids concert saturday night. Were going to hear from beyonce, and kelly clarkson, and james taylor, at this ceremony. Theyre having fun. Probably tweeting that out. Tweeting immediately. Well be right back with much more of our inaugural coverage, including the inaugural fashion. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. The usual, bob . Not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib Atrial Fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. I dont think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. But not anymore. 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We see president carter, now, coming up to the capitol. We should point out, theres four living president s. Two of them will not be here today. George w. Bush, and george h. W. Bush. The 88yearold just got home from the hospital because of bronchitis and infection. And his son, george w. , said he wanted to be with his father. But his dad said, when you leave the stage, stay off the stage. Thats liberating. President carter, in september, set the record for the longest retirement in president ial history. It had been held by hubert hoover. Now, jimmy carters been expresident for 32 years. And what he has done with that, as well. You see the crowds crossing pennsylvania avenue. Everyone gathering. The president will be coming to the capitol, starting around 10 40. We are told, people are given much clearer directions this year about where they go, when they can cross. That security has asked that apps are guiding everybody. People were stuck in a tunnel four years ago, and couldnt get to their destination. 2 Million People came to the mall. Under 1 million this time around. You see the crowd right there. The president and the first lady are inside the white house right now. Earlier this morning, we got the first glimpse of the first ladys fashion and the daughters, as well. We see mrs. Obama, just before they went into the church, st. Johns episcopal church. American designer, thom browne, and j. Crew and kate spade for the girls. Tim gunn has been watching with us. Tim, tell us what youve seen so far. Good morning, diane. Good morning, george. Ive seen a thrilling, thrilling morning, i have to say. Very exciting. And gorgeous clothes. The first lady and the daughters look magnificent. Tell us about this designer thom browne. I heard this morning that about 14 million in free advertising, every time the president s wife wears a new outfit and the designer is mentioned. Im not surprised to hear that. But i will share with you that i was very surprised to hear that thom browne was the designer. Thom browne is very wellknown for avantgarde mens wear. I thought, mrs. Obama is wearing thom browne. But what a gorgeous coat. I know mrs. Obama has spoken about the issue of clothes, that she came into this never thinking that much about what she was wearing. Realized it was going to be every day of her life, from now on. And it does tell you, as she said at one point, it tells you about all the women in the past. You can look at the clothes and say, were her feet hurting . Was she cold . Did her husband step on the train of her dress at the inaugural ball . It is a reflection of the women. And it takes us back into the Human History of this country. And im talking about the clothes that we wear send a message of how the world perceives us. And thats a very profound statement. One that every woman, and frankly, every man, has to have responsibility for. Ill accept some responsibility right now, tim gunn. One of the messages, the first lady and the whole first family has sent, maybe the hat tips to diane, j. Crew, real shoutout by the first daughters. Absolutely. And a very wonderful one. And also, the first family, especially the first lady, she wears clothes that are relatable, that are accessible. Shes not a rare hothouse flower under a bell jar. Shes someone you feel you can run up to and embrace. Thats a wonderful quality. She has set the trend. Before Michelle Obama arrived in washington, you did not see every anchor on television, especially local television, in sleeveless dresses. This is something that she did. Weve seen that with past first ladies. We saw it with Jackie Kennedy and pill box hats. This is something that Michelle Obama will be remembered as someone who changed fashion in america. And i think a lot of people are lifting weights so they could wear the sleeveless dresses. Getting up at 4 30 to 5 00 in the morning to workout. I want to turn to matt dowd because he can have an opinion on this because he has passion. Youve been talking so much about the way family is now central to american politics in a way it never was. Its become much more of a choice about the couple than just the person. Up until now, the man, running for office. Its now becoming american takes a prism of what they want to see and want in a president , not only from him, but also from the couple and from the family. And thats become very important. We saw president bill clinton walk into the capitol right there. What a relationship, what a ride that has been, between him and president obama, started out four years ago. Difficult relationship. The president , of course, his wife, hillary clinton. They have grown so close over the last four years. Perhaps, one of the most significant political moments in the last campaign, when bill clinton gave that speech at the democratic convention. Were told that the president called. First phone call. Right after the election, knew what he had done. As we watch the procession into the platform, i want to bring in Nicolle Wallace, of course preside republican presidencies and the campaign. Before we leave the topic of the clothes the first lady has to wear, sometimes at her peril, how much stress does that create in their lives . Well, i think president s usually defer to their wives, the smart president s do, for the selection of the inaugural tie and what not. I think on a day like this, theres so much buildup that the white house staff and the president in that theater and rehearsing the inaugural address on the staff thats so weary from the campaign they just waged. Today, is the way we take pause and lap up this majestic moment, that white house staff is running around with their hair on fire, getting ready for the day that comes tomorrow. This isnt friday. Tomorrow is a work day. Tomorrow is another school day, if you will. They have to hit the ground running tomorrow. Its a day about what youre going to wear, it seems silly when you get down to the business that will come so quickly, it will make our head spin. It never stopped for this president. The president in office, also on january 1st. The First Time Congress had been in session since the korean war, as we watch the joint chiefs gather on the capitol steps. Matthew dowd, going back to that point that nicolle just started. This white house knows that the clock is running. And theyre going to push hard on their agenda from the very beginning of this term. Every day that goes forward is a loss of oxygen for his Political Capital to get done what he wants on capitol hill. Its not going to be long. And one of the parts of this day related to that, is the president experiences this is just a celebration. But theres a bit of melancholy. He knows he will never have this moment again. He is precluded from the constitution for this moment. His political staff knows, if they dont get stuff done in the next three or four months, they wont get it done in the rest of the presidency. This is the every day. But isnt the fifth year a golden opportunity, as well . You dont have to think about the tracking polls . You can think about purpose . You do have to think about the tracking polls that you have to have support of the country to get done what you want. But one of the things that happens we noticed in the last five president s in their second term, is some crisis or scandal develops. And basically, their presidency is focused on what happens. Thats why he has to get it done. This white house, determined to keep their campaign going. You see the president s Campaign Apparatus has been reconstituted as a super pac. It will be organizing for america, with Cokie Roberts, to back up the agenda to get the ideas through. And right away, hes focusing on guns. Its interesting. Its a huge organization. He can use it for legislation, for partybuilding. The congress is looking forward to their next election. And he has got it going right now on gun violence, which is not something that was on the agenda until the horrific tragedy at newtown. But he is pushing on that now. I think well see him pushing right away on immigration. And of course, the debt is always something. And theres the mayor of chicago. Rahm emanuel, mayor of chicago right now. As we watch the procession, i believe thats the president s sister from hawaii. And of course, conrad, her husband. Theyre both educators. Theyre professioners. And she has two daughters. Im looking for them, as well. As we take a break, i want to point out to everyone, were missing Barbara Walters, who, with some explaining, was going to be here. She took a fall, as you may have heard. She is doing well. We expect to be hearing our reviews from her. We better check our emails right now. We should. Well take a brief break. And just ahead, president obamas motorcade heading for the capitol. Well have that for you. [ male announcer ] when youre at the corner of im a new parent and i have no idea what im doing, you need a hand. Well, walgreens is innovating to help. By making prescription refills this easy. And were bringing our pharmacists out front to answer your questions. At walgreens, well do more than help you get well. Well help you stay well and live well. Because thats what it really means to be at the corner of happy and healthy. [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker oats. Today is going to be epic. Quaker up. Now, from abc7 news. Good morning, i amer am eric thomas. Can you see how dry and clear it is out this morning. We are freezing in a few areas, 29 in concord and fairfield is 31 and livermore. Midtoupper 30s around the bay explore and the south bay and lowtoupper 40s around oakland and san francisco. Sunny and mild today. Wet weather is possible on wednesday and a better chance of showers and snow showers on saturday and sunday. Sue . An injury accident with six cars involved in an overturn on the shoulder. That is the only good news, southbound 880, so take extra caution this morning. A stall in the san mateo bridge high ride a truck is blocking the right lane. Traffic is getting busy in the westbound direction. To the south bay, we have a jackknifed big rig just now cleared. The app sh and you see the capitol right there, as our coverage of Inauguration Day 2013 continues. The president about to get in the motorcade in a few moments and head towards the capitol. As hes getting ready for that, lets go back out to the mall. Bill weir is there. He was there four years ago. Hes back there today, with a lot of people having fun. Bill, are you there . Sometimes, its hard to hear in the middle of that. He cant hear us right now. Again, youre looking, a birdseye view from the platform, as we watch them file in. Bill, are you within hearing distance now . Reporter yeah. Im sorry, diane. I was talking to my old friend, mabel, who we met four years ago. My goodness. Talking to diane sawyer. Hi, diane. I didnt know i was lost. We met mabel from south carolina, four years ago. And we were struck by what she brought inside her coat. These are your aunts . This is my great, great aunt. Shes an ancestor. My uncle bill. Thats me in 1955. These women, they were born right outside of slavery. Sharecroppers. Sharecroppers, right here. Sharecropper. Brought the marriage license. Brought the family bible. And the marriage license of your grandparents, both sharecroppers. What would they make of a day like this . They wouldnt know what to say because there arent any words. We never thought we would see this day. And to be part of history twice. What are your thoughts today, as compared to four years ago . The president , that was a very historic moment. Then, comes politics. Then, comes the reality of governing. Then, comes a polarized country. A lot of people out there not big fans of this president and not sure what to expect in the next four years. What are your thoughts comparing the two inaugurations . I think the first inauguration, for us, for us, it was a learning process. This time, hes brought everyone together. All races, creed, colors. I think hes going to be a fantastic job. The leadership has changed a bit. And i think his focus has gotten larger. Is there anything he did that disappointed you . Not a thing. He could do no wrong for you . I voted for the man. I believe he stood for what we were wanting. And what this country needed. I did not vote because he was an africanamerican. I voted because i believed he was the best person for the job. I would have voted for a female. I would have voted for whomever to do the best job for this country, america. And what do you want to hear today . Is there anything in particular he could say to those that maybe arent as convinced as you . I want him, this time, with this speech, i want him to be sincere. We want him to be sincere. We want him to focus. Keep your focus. Dont lose your focus. We know this country has problems, has issues. But dont lose your focus. As we speak, the president has just made an appearance up there. Good to see you, mabel. Good to see you guys. Well go back to diane and george now. And, mabel, for someone who didnt know she was live, that was great. We thank her. And there, we see the family emerge. The president , getting ready to head up to the capitol with congressional delegation. The joint Congressional Committee. Every four years they gather. Chuck schumer of new york. The president doesnt often have off the record social time with members of congress. But theyre having coffee this morning, as theyre preparing to come down to the capitol. You dont have that coffee between the outgoing president and the new one coming in. You do not. And senator mccain was there for the inauguration of the man who defeated him. John kerry was there for the inauguration of the man who defeated him. We know that the romneys will not be here today. As we watch, were looking at the president ial car. And ive read they call it the beast because it is such a fortified machine, the president rides in. And here, he is ready to emerge for his second inauguration. And you talk about the day going so quickly again. Talking to Pierre Thomas. This is a day of high anxiety for Law Enforcement officials. The trip to the capitol, many Law Enforcement officials call it the longest ride or so. We have Law Enforcement officials at command centers, are manning the surveillance cameras, talking to agents in the field. One source just told me, the only thing going on right now is a man in a tree at garfield circle. And theyre trying to talk him down. Hes trying to make some kind of political statement. That is wonderful to hear. And again, were watching, were looking straight through the foyer there, the marble foyer in the white house. And we can see straight through. I believe thats the blue room, george, looking right out on the majestic south lawn. That, of course, where the president was formally sworn in yesterday by chief Justice John Roberts. We saw chief Justice John Roberts with the oath in his hand. He was sworn in for the third time yesterday. He will be sworn in for a fourth time in about an hour. Its one of the human details. Well see if he holds it again when he appears on the platform. It was about his prodigious memory four years ago. But the moments going in for the Supreme Court justices can be tough ones. It shows the division of government and the court having tremendous power in this system. And this president and this chief justice are not on the same page. Weve seen that throughout our history, starting with thomas jefferson, who hated john marshall, his cousin. And we saw it again with Abraham Lincoln and roger tony. And you have that division of government and tension on this platform today. I think one of the things you note is the two marine guards, how much security has changed in the white house over the last few years. Theres dr. Joe biden, the Vice President s wife, who we know, very active in helping the military families coming back. Also an educator. Vice President Biden, sworn in yesterday, as well. 8 15 yesterday morning at the naval observatory. Sworn in by Supreme CourtJustice Sonia sotomayer. We go back to the capitol right now. Guests continue to file into the steps. Can we do a split screen . Im going to ask our director if we can do that. I want to see the crowd four years ago, as the president looked out. And i want to see the crowd today and compare them. It looks as if it stretched the entire 2. 2 miles. Theres 2009. Pretty big. It does look pretty packed. Of course, it will be a smaller crowd than four years ago. That was a moment in history that cannot be replicated. The flag is waving on the mall, as president obama prepares to come down to the capitol. Lets talk a little about the president s speech because we do know he has been working on it since december. As they emerge. The first lady. The president will be coming soon. He is ready, they say. He knew what he wanted to say. And he is ready. The president s speech will also be short. His white house staff says there will not be any allnighters. Hes ready. Maybe a little tinkering in the final moments. The president does work on a yellow legal pad, putting his thoughts together. Likely to be under 20 minutes long. As you said, four years ago, the president s first inaugural, 18 minutes. The signature phrase, let us put away childish things. And as we imagine this moment, when he heads towards the capitol, the last time he will be heading, with the entire eyes of the world on him for the inauguration. Theres the Vice President , with Lamar Alexander of tennessee. When looking through that door, were looking through and seeing the jefferson memorial. And was talked a great deal about president lincoln. President jefferson, when you have the declaration of independence and many other achievements. He was also a slaveholding president. And i think it really is a moment of symbolism to have this president emerge, with that memorial behind him. Its also, you know, such a beautiful city. And thats one of the things that we see on this Inauguration Day. And looking at all of these wonderful monuments and seeing what a really glorious place this is. That people can still here is the president. With new york senator Chuck Schumer. Again, very different affair from four years ago. Gets go to mark now, historian, author of second act. The conversation we were having with matthew dowd earlier. As the president prepares to give this speech and speak to the country and the world, he also has to be conscious of the fact that most second terms, in recent history, at least, have not gone all that well. Thats right. Many second terms are rife with scandal and adversity. Nixon in watergate. You saw president clinton, with monica lewinsky. Theres also times when you see opportunities to do something really big. You saw that with Ronald Reagan. Ronald reagan did not meet with Mikhail Gorbachev until the first year in his second term in office. This is two years after calling the soviet union an evil empire. He struck up a famously productive relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev that led to a softening in relations between our countries, and the easing of tensions as the berlin wall fell. As we watch this procession, i want to see if reena ninan can hear us now. She is right there from the white house. Hi, diane. Good to see you guys. This is where the party is supposed to end, at lafayette park. The president taking off right now. Im told the motorcade is moving slowly behind us. There are multiple parts of the motorcade, as you can imagine. The president , at one point, will be walking the streets, when he comes to make his way to this viewer station. Wherever you are, you are probably at the best possible spot to watch it. To get to where we are, you cant just walk up. You have to have multiple passes here. Stick around where you are. We are approved the scent of pepperoni pizza. We want to know what pizza place has hard passes to make it to where the president is right now. The president is heading to the capitol. Hell be there all day long. Were closer than ever to the two big moments of the day. The president will take the oath, from chief Justice John Roberts. And his inaugural address, and songs and swearing in of the Vice President. Much more of abc News Coverage of the president ial inauguration 2013, continues. At a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. What . Customers didnt like it. So why do banks do it . Hello . Hello . if your bank doesnt let you talk to a real person 24 7, you need an ally. Hello . Ally bank. Your money needs an ally. We went to a park and we handed people 10 and 20pound sandbags. Heres what happened. I just truly feel winded. I can feel it in my back. I didnt realize what extra weight on the body feels like. Oh, i definitely felt it in my knees. You can easily put 2, 3, 4, or 5 pounds on in a year. Woman 10 pounds makes a big difference. No one liked carrying the extra weight, but people do it all the time. Wouldnt you like to drop that weight and stop picking up more . Man i think this is a lifechanger for me. Abc news live coverage of inauguration 2013. Here, again, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. Theres the stately motorcade. The president heading towards the capitol. The cabinet is coming in. Leon panetta, secretary of defense. And i want to go to josh elliott because hes there among the crowd as the president is getting ready to pass by in the motorcade. Josh . Thats right, diane. The president making his way past as we speak. Again, you can see this motorcade, traveling past. They have now the crowds pushed against the rails. It is not unlike the finish to a horse race. The rail birds cheers him home. And president obama cannot help but perhaps feeling that way. The sun going behind the clouds. But there is no gloom, now, on the streets. You can see, as he passed us right here, the motorcade about 20 vehicles long, as he makes his way the last halfmile or so, down pennsylvania avenue, heading east, towards the capitol. You can see the finish in sight, diane. Again, as the crowds have suddenly swelled here along the parade route. And all those american flags flanking pennsylvania avenue, as the president heads to the capitol. Well take a quick break. The swearing in and the speeches coming up. [ male announcer ] when moisture is this light, it floats. When hair is this hydrated, it flooows. Introducing Nexxus Hydralight a higher standard in hair care thats full of moisture. Free of heaviness. Hydralights salon formulas with light, deepsea minerals give up to 80 more moisturization that wont weigh hair down. For hair that captivatingly flows. New Nexxus Hydralight. [ woman ] youll never settle again. [ male announcer ] raise your standard. Visit washington dc every year. Some come to witness. Some to be heard. We come to make an impact. To learn from leaders. And to lead others. To create. And create change. We are the George Washington university. We come to make history. Oh, i believe there are angels among us. It was the biggest race of the year, sent down to us from somewhere up above and no matter what, i was gonna win. They come to you and me and thats when i realized that some things are more important than winning. To teach us how to give to guide us with the light of love. We areingi at the crowd, expected to swell to 800,000. The Supreme Court, now entering. Theres mrs. Obama. Someone knows shes there. We hear crowds behind. Shes walking by the honor guard. They will walk into a holding area. Walk into whats called the crypt of the white house of the capitol. Theres Justice Sotomayer. She swore in Vice President biden. And Justice Elena kagan. See justice breyer, justice thomas. Justice alito. And Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. And theres the basement of the capitol, right there. Tell us about the basement of the capitol. Theres the Vice President coming. The crypt is the room under the rotunda. And it has the structure for the rotunda. It was originally designed as burial place for George Washington. And underneath it, is the place where people lie in state in the rotunda, as recently happened to senator daniel inouye. It is kept down there. The congress and president adams wanted president washington to be buried there. Martha washington did not. But she said shed do it. But in the end, he was buried at mt. Vernon. So, the crypt is just a crypt in name. There is no body. Theres president obama, accompanied by the chair of the ceremony, Chuck Schumer of new york. Eric cantor, and democratic leader, nancy pelosi. Look at that big screen out on the mall. I believe we heard the president say, this is great. Speaker john boehner, and harry reid, as well, accompanies the president. And then, we see eva longoria, one of the honorary cochairs of the president s inaugural committee. Host of the latino inaugural ball last night. 71 of latinos helped him win the election. And they were 10 of the vote. President clinton and the secretary of state. I believe she said, stand next to me, just in case. And we all know, she was recently hospitalized because of a concussion after a fall. Ladies and gentlemen, please stand, as the color guard, represented by each of our armed forces, presents our national colors. Lady rosalynn carter. Ladies and gentlemen, the 39th president of the United States, jimmy carter and mrs. Rosalynn carter. We are looking at the 88yearold former american president. And, matt, a historian said he reinvented the postpresidency. However you felt about the conflicting times in his presidency, he reinvented the postpresidency. Well, president carter, he left under a bad economy. He left under a country divided. When he left office, his Approval Rating was down. But he reestablished himself in atlanta. And habitat of humanity. And he also forged the important coalition with president ford, the man he defeated. And the two of them became, not only very close friends, but they really did a lot of Work Together, for world peace and in this country. And it set an example for future president s. President bush and former president clinton, working together on the haiti and other important katrina. William Jefferson Clinton and secretary of state Hillary Rodham clinton. It set the example to follow from there on out. And secretary clinton. And former president clinton, his global foundation, around the world. And expect that the secretary of state, when she leaves the office soon, will be right there, reinventing what she plans to do. And so Many Democrats waiting to find out what she does plan to do, not only immediately after she leaves the secretarys office. But perhaps in four years. You saw them hugging leon panetta. And also, jack ruby, the incoming treasure secretary. Both parts of the administration. President obama facing a bit of a fight for his next secretary of defense, chuck hagel, on capitol hill. The president , with a big smile. Same, big, gregarious charm on the platform. As you were talking about the clinton foundation, president carters work, as well, president obama will have to start thinking what he will do in his postpresidency. Matthew dowd, talk about president george w. Bush. He also has set up a foundation in texas. One of the things that immediately happened afterwards, was the decision where the president ial library is. What initiative do you want to be in, postpresidency. And how do you want to conduct yourself in the aftermath of your presidency . And thats a huge part of what goes into the next four years. Crowd gathering on the mall right there. Again, we urge all of you to bring your families in to watch because an inauguration speech is not just another speech. I want to go to Mark Updegrove right now. As you watch, as a historian. Mark . The inauguration speech is an opportunity to address the nation and to give your vision. Not only to the nation, but to the world, about what you want to accomplish. Its and overture for your administration, diane. And i think that, most often, the most memorable speeches are made during times of great crisis. We have nothing to fear but fear itself, from Franklin Roosevelt about the great depression. The most famous speech from Abraham Lincoln. Malice to none, reward to all. And theres promises that the president is extended. And they echo in history because the promises were fulfilled. And Nicolle Wallace . I think we were just talking about what president s go on to do in their postpresidency. The foundation, and the blueprint, if you will, is laid in the second inaugural address. I reread george w. Bushs second inaugural address last night, one that i worked on. And it was a speech about creating and enabling freedom around the world. What has he been able to create at smu . The center for freedom and democracy. You have to listen for a little of an echo for inaugural address for president obama. And you will hear what he envisions his work for the presidency. His theme is values of a changing world. The president s most memorable speeches of the first term. Not necessarily the debt speeches. But the speeches that came after newtown, after tucson. Those are heavy charged, emotional speeches. Looking at the scene, its so striking after seeing the Lincoln Movie. You realize there was no microphone, nobody after 50 yards could hear what he was saying. Youre in a sea of mud in washington. And the only way people ever heard about those inaugural speeches in those days was through the newspaper. The first time that we had a microphone up there was in the 20s. And the first time it was broadcast on television, is harry truman. Now, youre in highdefinition television. And everybody is looking at the color of your tie and your children. And its instantaneous and incredibly dramatic. But i think that whats wanted here, if i can say so, is this kind of schematic, emotional resonance. At the state of the union address, you have a laundry list of policies for the coming months. George will, what is the hallmark of a great inaugural speech. The most famous, the most successful one is the one that is carved in stone in the Lincoln Memorial. Thats his second inaugural. Many memorable phrases. With malice towards none, Charity Towards all. But perhaps the most forceful line in that forceful inaugural address is four words long. After giving a sort of theory of how the war came to by, one side said this, the other side said that, lincoln said, end the war game. No reaching for eloquence. No one could hear him say it. But there is one person, were satisfied that we have a picture of the second inaugural. That John Wilkes Booth was nearby when he said that. That seems to be the lincoln bible coming in. We know it is housed in a waterproof, fireproof environment. Thats the biden bible. The biden family bible. Being brought in by the attorney general of delaware. Thats the next big event, coming up. The swearing in of the Vice President. It had a celtic cross on the front of it. We cant help but remember the 70yearold Vice President s mother was there. Thats the family bible. Yes. Dating back to the 19th century. The Vice President had a bigger ceremony for his official swearing in yesterday, than president obama. About 120 people were there. We see more members of the Senate Delegation there. Orrin hatch, dianne feinstein, senator thune of south carolina. Donna brazile, last year, you were wearing your fleece. Everyone looks a lot happier this year. Its a lot warmer this year. I thought of miss bing up there. I had a nice seat. Yesterday, i was honored to be with the Vice President and dr. Jill biden, at the naval observatory. We had an incredible morning. Sonia sotomayer, justice, gave the oath of office. And it was beautiful. My voice is rather hoarse because i have been out with friends and family. This has been a great weekend of celebration and service. Theres Justice Sotomayer right there, as the first daughters walk into the capitol, with their grandmother. And we have to stop, again, and talk about their grandmother because she wasnt sure she wanted to be in the white house. But we know, she has been a center of stability for this family in these four years. She lives on the third floor. They all live on the second. She is a constant presence, as you say. Has become something of a presence in washington, as well. Developed a social life. Often seen at the kennedy center. I guess she kind of liked, diane. Yes, after living in the same house for 50 years, she decided the three months she gave it would be extended. She has not traveled before this. And she loved the travel. She loves meeting people. She does not like public events. Look at that crowd gathering now. Thats morgan freeman, i think. Right there on the capitol steps. Im sorry. Thank you, david remnick. Can we bring in David Mueller because hes up on the platform. I want to see what we can see from his Vantage Point. I have to tell you, diane, everyone here on the west end of the capitol, on their feet. When they saw the motorcade go to the capitol, and theyve had their eyes trained, not only on that doorway. Youre going to hear the crowd erupting in cheers of seeing malia and sasha in that violet and purple coat, as they walk down the stairs. The crowd going wild for the children that weve watched grow up before our eyes. This has been a huge applause here for president clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton, when she emerged. As well. People on their feet. Of course, now, theyre waiting for the president and the first lady. The president , who was seen here on giant screens here, walking into the capitol building. Now, theyre waiting to see him in the flesh, as he walks out through that curtain, diane. We saw the girls four years ago, taking pictures. Now, theyre turning. Were about to hear the announcement. Mrs. Obama, and president obama. Dr. Jill biden. Theyve been married for more than 30 years. They have three children, five grandchildren. And theyll be there today. That bible we were showing you from the biden family, just a short while ago. Vice President Biden has used it every time he was sworn in as senator and Vice President in 2009. Used by his son, bo, we showed, when he was sworn in as attorney general. His son, beau, an iraq war veteran. The able since 1893. Donna brazile, i want to go back to you. You see dr. Jill biden. Joe biden, not exactly a lame duck. He hasnt ruled out that he will run in four years. He had, in addition to members of cabinet and the governors, he had the president of the aflcio and a number of other people. I guess 2016 is not so far away. But really, the focus yesterday, was on joe biden and his incredible career in politics. And all of the Amazing Things hes accomplished, in the United States senate, as well as the work hes done for this president , as well. Looking, again. Secretary of state. If joe biden would run, he would be the oldest at an inauguration. The average age is about 55. Again, dr. Jill biden. As dr. Biden takes her seat, she said all of the cabinet is in attendance. Except for the secretary delegated not to attend the ceremony today. We can tell you, by the way, we now know what the president said when he walked into the capitol. He said, i missed this place. It looks great. A quick word from Jonathan Karl, white house correspondent, as you look out from the platform. Reporter that line is a good one from the president. I missed this place. I think some of the people who are surrounding him here wish that he were up here a little bit more. This is a day for unity, diane. But he is surrounded by the people that he will soon be doing battle with. But what a moment. What an incredible moment. First lady, getting the walk down those capitol steps, as well. Lets go to Martha Raddatz, who is also inside the capitol right now. What are you seeing, martha . Its mostly what were hearing, george and diane. We can hear the roar of the crowd, even from here inside the rotunda. Every time, especially, as mrs. Obama came into the building. And a big roar from the crowd. But as you know what happens here a little later, after the swearing in, its all about food. Its a very exclusive surf and turf. Lobster, bison, about 3,000 calories a meal. Whoa. Yes. 15 chefs are working some place. Its only once every four years. Thats okay. Eric cantor has tweeted. Thinking bipartisanship on this day. And he said this, is a great day for all americans to celebrate and to remember that the capitol belongs to all of us. Ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the United States, mrs. Michelle obama. And with secretary nancy erickson. The Vice President up next. Followed by the democratic leader of the senate, harry reid and nancy pelosi, as well. You look out on the mall. Its really starting to fill up there. To give you a sense of whats ahead because we want to join in the ceremony with you. And we wont be talking a lot after the course of this. After senator schumer makes remarks, hell be introducing myrlie everswilliams. She is the widow of. She will be giving the invocation. And youve written about the generation. The at last time this played out at the inauguration, is joseph lowery, martin kings, gave a benediction at the end. He recited from james weldon johnson, who used to be known as the Negro National anthem in the old days. It was an incredibly resonant moment. And i think were going to see the same thing here with the widow of medgar evers. In her own life, has done such Amazing Things with race, and children and the poor. Amazing woman. Waiting for the announcement of Vice President biden. Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States, joseph r. Biden, accompanied by inaugural coordinator for the joint cessional committee, kelly fedo, sergeant at arms, martina brad ford, Senate Majority leader, harry reid, and House Democratic leader, nancy pelosi. His opponent, the last campaign, congressman paul ryan. I congratulate president obama on his inauguration. And i join the country in this celebration. The president has the same look in his eye as he did four years ago. Remember that moment as he looked out over the capitol, and he took it all in. About to be sworn in as the first africanamerican president of the United States. Lets listen. I just want to let you know that the first lady has issued a tweet. Here it is. Honored and blessed to be joining so many of my fellow americans gathered to watch the inauguration. The president , walking towards the door where he looks out and sees the crowd waiting for a second time. Has to be a little more relaxed the second time around. In their memoirs, the president s have said so. A very small club, those reelected. A smaller club, though, those reelected with less than 50 . And the flags waving on the National Mall, as we prepare for the introduction of the president of the United States. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States, barack h. Obama. Senate sergeant at arms, paris w. Denner. The house sergeant at arms, paul irving. Senator Charles Schumer. Senator Lamar Alexander. The speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. Senate majority leader, harry reid. And House Majority leader, eric cantor. And House Minority leader, nancy pelosi. Justice sotomayer greeting everyone on the podium. There he is with chief justice roberts. And justice kennedy, as well. In a few minutes, well be hearing from the chairman of the inaugural committee, senator Charles Schumer of new york. He will introduced myrlies ev everswilliams. Of course, hes 51 years old now. Lets look at the big screen one more time. The honorable charles e. Schumer. We will have that in a moment. The ceremony has begun. Mr. President , mr. Vice president , members of congress, all who are present, and to all who are watching, welcome to the capitol and to this celebration of our great democracy. Now, this this is the 57th inauguration of an american president. And no matter how many times one witnesses this event, its implicity, its innate majesty, and most of all, its meaning, that sacred and cautious trusting of power, from we, the people, to our chosen leader, never fails to make ones heart beat faster, as it will today with the inauguration of president barack h. Obama. [ cheers and applause ] now, we know that we would not be here today were it not for those who stand guard around the world, to preserve our freedom. To those in our armed forces, we offer our infinite thanks, for your bravery, your honor, your sacrifice. This democracy of ours was forged by intellect and argument, by activism and blood. And above all, from john adams to Elizabeth Katie staten, to Martin Luther king, by a stubborn adherence to the notion that we are all created equal. And that we deserve nothing less than a Great Republic worthy of our consent. The theme of this years inaugural is faith in americas future. The perfect embodiment of this unshakable confidence in the ongoing success of our collective journey is an event from our past. I speak of the improbable completion of the capitol dome. And capping it with the statue of freedom, which occurred 150 years ago, in 1863, when Abraham Lincoln took office two years earlier, the dome above us was a halfbuilt eyesore. Conventional wisdom was that it should be left unfinished until the war ended, given the travails and financial needs of the times. But to president lincoln, the halffinished dome symbolized the halfdivided nation. Lincoln said, if people see the capitol going on, its a sign we intend the union shall go on. And so, despite the conflict which engulfed the nation and surrounded the city, the dome continued to rise. On december 2nd, 1863, the statue of freedom, a woman, was placed atop the dome, where she still stands today. In a sublime irony, it was a former slave, now free american, phillip reid, who helped to cast the bronze statue. Now, our present times are not as perilous or despairing as they were in 1863. But in 2013, far too many doubt the future of this great nation. And our ability to tackle our own eras halffinished dome. The times are complex. The differences in the country and the world so deep, we will never overcome them. When thoughts like these produce anxiety, fear, and even despair, wed do well to remember that americans have always been and still are a practical, optimistic, problemsolving people. And that, as our history shows, no matter how steep the climb, how difficult the problems, how halffinished the task, america always rises to the occasion. America prevails. And america prospers. [ cheers and applause ] and those who bet against this country, have inevitably been on the wrong side of history. So, it is a good moment to gaze upward and behold the statue of freedom at the top of the capitol dome. It is a good moment to gain strength and courage, and humility from those who were determined to complete the halffinished dome. It is a good moment to rejoice today at this 57th president ial inaugural ceremony. And it is the Perfect Moment to renew our collective faith in the future of america. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. And god bless these United States. In that spirit of faith, i would now like to introduce civil rights leader myrlie evers, who has committed her life to extending our nations founding principles to all americans. Mrs. Evers will lead us in the invocation. [ applause ] america, we are here. Our nations capitol, on this day, january 21st, 2013. The inauguration of our 45th president , barack obama. We come at this time to ask blessings upon our leaders. The president , Vice President , members of congress, all elected and appointed officials, of the United States of america. We are here to ask blessings upon our armed forces. Blessings upon all who contribute to the essence of the american spirit, the american dream. The opportunity to become whatever our mankind, womankind, allows us to be. This is the promise of america. As we sing the words of belief, this is my country, let us act upon the meaning that everyone is included. May they inherit dignity and inalienable rights of every man, woman, boy and girl be honored. May all your people, especially the least of these, flourish in our blessed nation. 150 years after the emancipation proclamation, and 50 years after the march on washington, we celebrate the spirit of our ancestors, which has allowed us to move from a nation of unborn hopes and a history of disenfranchise votes, to todays expression of a more perfect union. We ask, too, almighty, that where our path seemed mired by oppression, and riddled by pangs of despair, we asked for your guidance toward the light of deliverance. And that the vision of those who came before us and dreamed of this day, that we recognize that their visions still inspire us. They are a great cloud of witnesses, unseen by the naked eye. But all around us, thankful that their living was not in vain. For every mountain, you gave us the strength to climb, your grace is fleeted to continue that climb for america and for the world. We now stand beneath the shadow of the nations capitol, whose golden dome reflects the beautiful of one nation with liberty and justice for all. Approximately four miles from where we are assembled, the hallowed remains of men and women rest in arlington cemetery. They who believed, fought and died for this country. May their spirit infuse our being, to Work Together with the respect, enabling us to continue to build this nation. And in so doing, we send a message to the world that we are strong, fierce in our strength. And ever vigilant in our pursuit of freedom. We ask that you grant our president the will to act courageously, but cautiously, when confronted with danger. But to act prudently but deliberately, when challenged by adversity. Please, best this effort. To lead by example, in consideration and favor of the diversity of our people. Bless our families all across this nation. We thank you for this opportunity of prayer, to strengthen us, for the journey through the days that lie ahead. We invoke the prayers of our grandmothers, who taught us to pray. God, make me a blessing. Let their spirit guide us, as we claim the spirit of old. Theres something within me that holds the reins. Theres something within me that banishes pain. Theres something within me i cannot explain. All i know, america, there is something within. There is something within. In jesus name, and the name of all who are holy and right, we pray. Amen. [ applause ] myrlie everswilliams, widow of medgar evers. I am pleased to introduce the awardwinning tabernacle choir, the Brooklyn Tabernacle choir, to sing battle hymn of the republic. Glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah his truth is marching on mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord he is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored he hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword his truth is marching on glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah his truth is marching on his truth is marching on in the beauty of the lilies christ was born across the sea with the glory in his bosom that transfigured you and me as he died to make men whole let us live to make men free our god is marching on glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah his truth is marching on marching on glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah his truth is marching on marching on his truth is marching on [ cheers and applause ] sometimes, you just say wow. A powerful and stirring version of the battle hymn of the republic, from the Largest Church in downtown brooklyn. 280voice choir. Nondenominational, by the way. The president wiping away a tear halfway through. And we can say the National Mall is completely filled. It has been closed. Mr. President , mr. Vice president , ladies and gentlemen. The late alex haily, the author of roots, lived his life by these six words. Find the good and praise it. Today, we pray the american tradition of transferring or reaffirming immense power in the inauguration of the president of the United States. We do this in a peaceful, orderly way. There is no mob, no coup, no insurrection. A moment that all of us will remember. It is a moment of the enduring symbol of american democracy. How remarkable this has survived for so long, in such a complex country, when so much power is at stake. This freedom to vote for our leaders and the restraint to respect the results. Last year, at mt. Vernon, a tour guide told me that our first president , George Washington, once posed this question what is most important, washington asked, of this grand experiment, the United States . And then, washington answered his own question in this way not the election of the first president , but the election of its second president. The peaceful transfer of power is what will separate our country from every other country in the world. Today, we celebrate, the 57th inauguration of the american president. Find the good and praise him. Now, it is my honor it is my honor to introduce the associate justice of the Supreme Court, sonia sotomayer, for the purpose of administering the oath of office to the Vice President. Will everyone please stand . Thank you. Mr. Vice president , please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, joseph r. Biden jr. , do solemnly swear. I, joseph r. Biden jr. , do solemnly swear. That i will support and defend the constitution of the United States. That i will support and defend the constitution of the United States. Against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Against all enemies, foreign and domestic. That i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. That i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. That i take this obligation freely. That i take this obligation freely. Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. And that i will well and faithfully discharge. And that i will well and faithfully discharge. The duties of the office of which i am about to enter. The duties of the office of which i am about to enter. So help me god. So help me god. Congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] it is my pleasure to introduce renowned musical artist, james taylor. [ cheers and applause ] oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain for purple mountains majesty above the fruited plain America America god shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea from sea to shining sea [ cheers and applause ] it is my honor to present the chief justice of the United States, john g. Roberts jr. , who will administer the president ial oath of office. Everyone, please rise. [ cheers and applause ] please raise your right hand and repeat of me. I, Barack Hussein obama, do solemnly swear. I, Barack Hussein obama, do solemnly swear. That i will faithfully execute. That i will faithfully execute. The office of president of the United States. The office of president of the United States. And will to the best of my ability. And will to the best of my ability. Preserve, protect and defend. Preserve, protect and defend. The constitution of the United States. The constitution of the United States. So help you god. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. President. [ cheers and applause ] the 21gun salute for the president , as he finishes the oath for the fourth time. The president of the United States, he will be saying to himself over and over. Something about these two guys, theyre just starcrossed. We return to the ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great privilege and distinct honor to introduce the 44th president of the United States of america, barack h. Obama. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. [ cheers ] thank you. Thank you so much. Vice President Biden, mr. Chief justice, members of the United States congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens, each time we gather to inaugurate a president , bear witness to the enduring strength of our constitution. We affirm our promise to democracy. We learn that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin, or the tenets of our faith, or the origins of our names. What makes us exceptional, what makes us american, is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago. We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowd by their creator, with certain enailible rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Today, we continue a neverending journey, to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time. For history tells us, that while these truths may be selfevident, theyve never been selfexecuting. While freedom is a gift from god, it must be secured by his people here on earth. The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob. They gave to us a republic, a government of and by and for the people. And trusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed. In 4 more than 200 years, we have. Blood drawn by flash and by sword, we know no union on principles of liberty and equality could survive halfslave and halffree. We made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together. Together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways, schools, economists to train our workers. Together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when theres rules to ensure fair competition and fair play. Together, we resolve that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from lifes worst hazards and misfortune. Through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumb to the fiction that all societys ills can be cured through government alone. Our celebration of initiative and enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility. These are constant in our character. We have always understood that when times change, so must we. That fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges, that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. The American People can no more meet the demands of todays world acting alone, as soldiers could have met commonism or fascism, with muskets or militias. No single Science Teacher can teach all of the math or science our children need for the future. Or build the roads and network and Research Labs that will bring the jobs and businesses to our shores. Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation and one people. [ applause ] this generation of americans has been tested by crises that steel our resolve and proved our resilience. A decade of war is now ending. [ cheers and applause ] an economic recovery has begun. Americas possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this World Without boundaries demands. Youth and drive, diversity and openness. An endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. My fellow americans, we are made for this moment. And we will see that so long as we seize it together. [ applause ] for we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. We believe that americas prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. We know that america thrives whenev every person can pride i their work. When wages of an honest labor can leverage families from the brink of hardship. Were true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else because she is an american, she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of god, but also in our own. [ cheers and applause ] we understand that our programs are inadequate for the needs of our time, so we must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reform our schools and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more, reach higher. But while the means will change, our purpose endures. A nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single american. That is what this moment requires. That is what will give real meaning to our creed. We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity. We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit. But we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future. [ cheers ] for we remember the lessons of our past when Twilight Years were spent in poverty and parents of a child with a disability had nowhere to turn. We do not believe that in this country freedom is reserved for the lucky or happiness for the few. We rec noise that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us at any time may face a job loss or a sudden illness or a home swept away in a terrible storm. The commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and Social Security, these do not staff our initiative, they strengthen us. They do not make us a nation of takers. They free us to take the risks that make this country great. [ cheers and applause ] we, the people, still believe that our obligations as americans are not just to ourselves but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of Climate Change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. [ cheers and applause ] some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impacts of raging fires and crippling droughts and more powerful storms. The path towards Sustainable Energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult, but america cannot resist this transition. We must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industry. We must claim its promise. Thats how we will maintain our Economic Vitality and our national treasure. Our forests and waterways, our crop lands and snowcapped peaks, that is how we will preserve our planet, command it to our care by god. Thats what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared. We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war. Our brave men and women in uniform tempered by the flames of battle are unmatched in skill and courage. Our citizens feared by the memory of those we have lost know too well the price that is paid for liberty. The knowledge of their sacrifice will keep us forever vigilant against those who would do us harm. But we are also heirs to those would won the peace and not just the war, who turn sworn enemies into the surest of friends, and we must carry those lessons into this time, as well. We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and the rule of law. We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully, not because we are naive about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear. America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe, and we will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to manage crisis fraud for no one has a greater take in a Peaceful World than its most powerful notion and support democracy from asia to africa to the middle east because our interest and conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom and must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the victims of prejudice, not out of mere charity, but because peace in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our common creed describes, tolerance and opportunity, Human Dignity and justice. We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forbearers through seneca falls and stonewall and salem, all those women sung and unsung who left footprints along this great mall to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone to hear a king proclimb that our freedom is bound to every soul honored. [ cheers and applause ] it is now our Generations Task to carry on what those pioneers beg began, for our journey is not complete until our mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. [ cheers and applause ] our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. [ cheers and applause ] for if we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal, as well. [ cheers and applause ] our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. [ cheers and applause ] our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see america as a land of opportunity. Until bright Young Students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country. [ cheers and applause ] our journey is not complete until all our children on the trees of detroit to the hills of apartment lay cha to the lanes of newtone know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm. That is our Generations Task, to make these words, these rights, these values of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness real for every americ american. Being true to our founding documents does not require us to agree on every contour of life. It does not mean we define liberty in exactly the same way or follow the same precise path to happiness. Progress does not compel us to settle centurieslong debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time. [ cheers and applause ] for now decisions are upon us and we cannot afford delay. We cannot mistake absolutism for principle or substitute spectacle for politics or treat namecalling as reasoned debate. We must act. We must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. We must act knowing that todays victories will be only partial and that it will be up to those who stand here in four years and 40 years and 400 years hence to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare philadelphia hall. My fellow americans, the oath i have sworn before you today like the one recited by others who serve in this capitol was an oath to god and country, not party or faction, and we must faithfully execute that pledge during the duration of our service. But the words i spoke today are not so different from the oath that is taken each time a soldier signs up for duty or an immigrant realizes her dream, my oath is not so different from the pledge we all make to the flag that waves above and that fills our hearts with pride. They are the words of citizens, and they represent our greatest hope you and i as citizens have the power to set this countrys course. You and i as citizens have the obligation to shape the debates of our time, not only with the votes we cast but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideals. Let us each of us now embrace with solemn duty and awesome joy what is our lasting birthrig right with common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom. Thank you. God bless you and may he forever bless these United States of america. [ cheers and applause ] in 19 minutes the president talking of an energetic care about possibilities being limitless now for the United States of america saying we have a gift for reinvention, but we must do it together, george, counted seven times he said together, together, together. The president doing a meditation on the declaration of independence saying that the selfevidents truths declared are not selfexecuting. It is our task in these times to make the ideals of freedom and equality true for every american. At this time, please join me in welcoming awardwinning artist kelly clarkson, accompanied by the United States marine band. My country tis of thee sweet land of liberty of thee i sing land where my fathers died land of the pilgrims pride from every mountainside let freedom ring let music celebrate and ring from all the trees these freedoms song land that comes awake let silence break the sound prolong our fathers guide to fhee of liberty to thee we sing long may our land be bright with freedoms holy light protect us by thy might great god, our king [ cheers and applause ] another wow moment there, diane, kelly clarkson. Our next distinguished guest is the poet, richard blanco, who will share with us words he has composed for this occasion. Mr. President , mr. Vice president , america, one today, one sun rose on us today, kindles over our shores, peeking over the smoky, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains and charging across the rockies. One light waking up rooftops, under each one a story told by our silent gestures moving across windows, my faith, your face, millions of faces in mornings mirrors, each one yawning to life crescendoing into our day, the pencilled Yellow School buses, the rhythm of traffic lights, fruit stand, apples, limes and oranges arranged like rainbows begging our praise, silver trucks heavy with oil or paper, bricks or milk, teeming over highways alongside us in our way to clean tables, read ledgers or save lives, to teach geometry or ring up groceries as my mother did for 20 years so i could write this poem for all of us today. All of us, as vital as the one light we move through, the same light on blackboards with lessons for the day, equations to solve, history to question or atoms imagined the i have a dream we all keep dreaming or the impossible vocabulary of sorrow that wont explain the empty desks of 20 children marked absent today and forever. Many prayers but one light breathing color into stained glass windows, life into the faces of bronze statues, warmth onto the steps of our museums and park benches as mothers watch children glide into the day, one ground, our ground rooting us to every stock of corn, every head of wheat sown by sweat and hands, hands gleaming cold or planting windmills in deserts and hilltops that keep us warm, hands digging trenches, routing pipes and cables, hands as worn as my fathers cutting sugar cane so my brother and i could have books and shoes. The dust of farms and deserts, cities and plains mingled by one wind, our breath. Breathe. Hear it through the days gorgeous din of honking cab, buses launching down avenues, the symphony of footsteps, guitars and screeching subways, the unexpected song bird on your clothesline. Hear squeaky playground swings, trains whistling or whispers across cafe tables. Hear the doors we open each day for each other saying, hello, shalom, bon giorno, howdy, namiste or buenos di yost in the language my mother taught me in every language spoken into one wind carrying our lives without prejudice as these words break from my lips. One sky since the appalachians claimed their imaginety and the mississippi and colorado worked their way to the sea, thank the work of our hand, weaving steel and bridges, finishing one more report for the boss on time, stitching another wound or uniform, the first brush stroke on a portrait or the last floor on the Freedom Tower jutting into the sky that yields to our resilience. One sky toward which we sometimes lift our eyes tired from work, some days guessing at the weather of our lives, some days giving thanks for a love that loves you back. Sometimes praising a mother who knew how to give or forgiving a father who couldnt give what you wanted. We head home through the gloss of rain or weight of snow or the plum blush of dusk but always, always home, always under one sky, our sky and always one moon like a silent drum tapping on every rooftop and every window of one country, all of us facing the stars, hope, a new constellation waiting for us to map it, waiting for us to name it together. [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, it is now my privilege to introduce reverend doctor luis leon to deliver the benediction. Let us pray. Gracious and eternal god, as we conclude the second inauguration of president obama, we ask for your blessings as we seek to become in the words of Martin Luther king, citizens of a beloved Community Loving you and our neighbors as ourselves. We pray that you will bless us with your continued presence because without it, hatred and arrogance will infect our hearts, but with your blessing, we know that we can break down the walls that separate us. We pray for your blessing today because without it, mistrust, prejudice and rancor will rule our hearts, but with the blessing of your presence, we know that we can renew the ties of mutual regard which can best form our civic life. We pray for your blessing because without it suspicion, despair and fear of those different from us will be our rule of life, but with your blessing, we can see each other created in your image, a unit of gods grace unprecedented, irrepeatable and irreplaceable. We pray for your blessing because without it, we will see only what the eye can see, but with the blessing of your blessing, we will see that we are created in your image, whether brown, black or white, male or female, first generation immigrant american or daughter of the american revolution, gay or straight, rich or poor. We pray for your blessing because without it we will only see scarcity in the midst of abundance, but with your blessing, we will recognize the abundance of the gifts of this good land with which you have endowed this nation. We pray for your blessing, bless all of us. Privileged to be citizens and residents of this nation with a spirit of gratitude and humility that we may become a blessing among the nations of this world. We pray that you will shower with your lifegiving spirit the elected leaders of this land especially barack, our president and joe, our Vice President. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness that they will serve the nation ably and be able to do your will and vow their souls with forbearance so peace may previal with write courthouseness and so that men and women throughout the nation can find with one another the fulfillment of our humanity, we pray that the president , Vice President and all in Political Authority will remember the words of the prophet micah, what does the lord rerequire of you but to do justice, to love kindness and always walk humbly with god. [ speaking spanish ] mr. President , mr. Vice president , may god bless you all your days. All this we pray in your most holy name, amen. [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the singing of our National Anthem by awardwinning artist, beyonce accompanied by the u. S. Marine band. Following the National Anthem, please remain at your place while the president ial party exits the platform. [ cheers and applause ] o say, can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say, does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave . The brave [ cheers and applause ] we are all astounded by the quality of the music at this inaugural but this inauguration, the second of this president of the United States, 44th president is now officially over. The president will be making his way back into the capitol. I think youre right, the music of the morning so far, the president also giving a very different speech from four years ago. Four years ago he had a stern, somewhat dark speech for a dark time. This morning, much more optimistic, much more hopeful as i said earlier, a meditation on the declaration of independence and you could feel the president almost letting loose in his speech. The first explicit mention ever, i believe, in an inaugural of gay americans. Talking about a modern American Family saying gay and straight, rich and poor, everyone together encapsulated in a way in the poet, the cuban immigrant poet who talked about the mother who rang up the cash register, the father who actually harvested sugar cane. Hispanic, black, white, and he said, over and over again, our time, our time. The president perhaps making he said americans are made for this moment and we will seize it. You could almost hear him talking to himself in that moment. Let me bring in matthew dowd, as well. You also heard again and again from the president the word together. Yeah, we heard we. We heard our. We heard shared values and tried to capture the unity of this. I think it was a great speech for today. I dont think this is a speech thats going to last the ages and if theres ever an obama memorial, but how much he leaned into things, didnt say gay marriage but leaned into it, didnt say Immigration Reform but leaned into it and didnt say equal pay for women but certainly leaned way into it and i think hes prepared himself with this speech to say, listen, were all a country, in this together but well have fights among some important things. Yes, the National Journal tweeted gop, game on, our friends there. What do we think about that, george will. Well, he did lay down a few markers particularly with immigration, but that may be the one place where the gop is ready to actually play ball with him. I agree it was quite striking the reference to stonewall as one of the stations of the cross where the American Liberation movements represented a new advance in the president ial and national endorsement, i guess, of gay rights. There was a reprise i could have done without some of the Campaign Rhetoric about the rich and few and a nation of takers but beyond that it seems to me he was consciously echoing some of the great rhetoric of American History with his reference to blood drawn by the lash and blood drawn by the sword and clearly a reference to lincolns second inaugural and the use of the word tempered was interesting. It came from Jack Kennedys 1961 address when he talked about a nation tempered by a hard and bitter peace and perhaps most striking thing about this is the comparison with the speech jack kennedy gave 52 years ago. In that it was almost entirely about Foreign Policy. We would go anywhere, bear any price, pay any price, bear any burden to ensure the survival of liberty. This time, the president s Foreign Policy really was disspilled into seven words, a decade of war is now ending, the contrast of the last half century is striking. And Jonathan Karl who covers the white house for us, jon, i know youre in the capitol steps, the president saying we cant succumb to the fiction that all societys ills can be cured through government alone yet the bulk of the speech really praised and support and encouragement for all the things we do together through our government. George, i felt during much of that speech like i was listening to a democratic Ronald Reagan where reagan was unapologetically conservative. This was unapologetically progressive saying we must act collectively. And this was also bound with optimism saying americas possibilities are limitless. This was an effort, i believe, at that kind of optimistic progressivism whereas a reagan was your optimistic conservatism. Also, i was very struck by one line in particular in this speech when he said, we must act knowing that todays victories will only be partial. And that was the message to those liberals who have been disappointed in president obama who thought he has been too quick to compromise knowing that he is Going Forward now in a time when theres going to be extremely difficult to get anything through a Republican House of representatives facing an opposition like that, his victories are almost certain to be partial victories and one other thing, george, was the message of Climate Change. I was struck by that. It it wasnt much of anything specific in the speech. It was soaring rhetoric like you expect at an inaugural and went into some detail on Climate Change which i think was clearly signaling that will be atop his agenda for a second term. Democratic strategist, i kept seeing the president s face, something different. Can you name it . Well, i think its joy. I think the president understood on this day when we remember dr. King, his dream and vision, that the day he echoed some of the same values of freedom and justice. He set our journey is not complete. The question is, will he help to lead the next stage of this journey . He also called upon us to answer the call of history together again that word together. I thought it was a very powerful speech. There was so many references to the journey that weve been through, but also i guess the road ahead and so in many ways i thought it was a better speech than he gave four years ago. It was clearly in my judgment more passionate than the speech he gave four years ago. No question about that, Donna Brazile and you worked for george w. Bush, the president used the word together as i said but as you go through the speech, what did he give republicans that they can grab on to in the speech . Well, listen, i didnt see the joy that done p donna talked about but the fire. This is a president fired up and that happens after reelection, you feel that you have a mandate that youve not just been chosen over your competitor but theres a mandate for your ideal. I heard a fullthroated defense of his brand of liberalism. I heard a lengthy defense of entitlement perhaps as they are. I heard him really i think laying out what his battle lines will be with republicans in terms of defending entitlement programs in terms of Climate Change as jon karl described and i think that republicans will be well served to try to match this president in their fire and their enthusiasm and their fullthroated defense of their different philosophical posts on those issues. Lets take a moment and go outside to the people that only see him as distant but came anyway to be there. Bill weir, if you can hear me now, tell me what was going on around you during the speech. It was really interesting, diane. I talked to a few volunteers who actually expressed disappointment that they had shut the mall prematurely. It was markedly different in terms of the density of the crowd. Much more space, a lot of open space. Park services estimating between 500,000 and 800,000 compared to 1. 8 million a year ago, so this was a smaller more intimate and subdued reaction, i have to say, you know, but four years ago i still remember the moment when george w. Bush left in a helicopter to the cheers of all the democrats here or there, and just the seismic history they had witnessed to see the first africanamerican president. A lot of people say this is a reelection of an africanamerican president is equally historic, but a rather subdued reaction, at least here on the mall. That is interesting. Martha raddatz, the president just walked by hes in the capitol. He certainly did. Vice President Biden and president obama just walked through here. The president is going to sign a proclamation about hope and resolve. Thats what he signs, he also signs his nomination for new cabinet positions, you know, george, i actually thought there was a bit of sternness in president obamas speech. He talked about coming together, but he was very forceful. It wasnt a plea to come together, it seemed like a demand to come together. So i did, indeed, think there was some sternness mixed with all that optimism. And Cokie Roberts, the president coming up to this inaugural address today has been something of a confrontational mode since the election. And much more willing to say im going to do it my way than he was before the election and we certainly did see when he talked about the few doing well and the am not and all that. Thats just an echo of the whole Campaign Speeches and but i do think as donna said, that there was a sense of optimism here that we have not seen from this president , that he has been much more serious and often too pessimistic i think and his speech talking about what we as citizens can do. That whole calling the citizenry into action at the end there, you know, that we can lift and defend our most ancient values during ideals as citizens and i think it is a call to action that we have not heard from him as an American People. Hes now in the president s room, a room set aside for the president when they constructed this part of the capitol. Hes going to sign those nominations weve heard about, john brennan to be director of the cia, hagel to be secretary of defense, jack lew to be secretary of the treasury. Senator hagel and Vice President biden all served with the president. He knows all of them well. Senator hagel in for the toughest fight in the senate. The president sounded by the joint inaugural committee there. There we go. And im setting a few nominations up which i know will be dealt with with grace. Ah. Its still there. Yes. Of course, hes probably referring to senator hagel, his nomination right there. Yi, the wish of triumph over possible reality here. I want to go to david in a minute. Stand by, david. Secretary of state and mr. John brennan of virginia. There you go. So thank you very much, everybody. I look forward to it. [ applause ] so, david, youve written so much about the personal private barack obama. What did you see during that speech . Barack obama unleashed. Barack obama, these two inaugural addresses to me they reflect roosevelt in 33 coming in dark time, perilous times and in 37 roosevelt gives basically a blueprint for the liberal states as george said earlier before, this approvingly may mean more approvingly but this is the most blatantly clearly liberal inaugural address and the clearest terms possible since then. Where nothing exceeds it and when you have a situation where if you judge by length of paragraph, the biggest paragraph in the speech has to do with Climate Change. Something that he would not really touch in a serious way in the first term and the second term is clearly going to be a priority so very, very difficult complex issues and problems and cant be solved by one nation. But to see this in an inaugural address has to give real hope to environmentalists enmany others all over the globe. David, let me press that. I agree. I was surprised by the length of time he spent on it, by the forcefulness of the words and wonder how you match that up with what can be achieved in the next four years. A real difficulty. Obviously you cant solve all environmental problems by one nation, even one so powerful as the United States or great a polluter as the United States. International treaties have done very, very little so far and weve seen that nations that are in different stages of development are not eager at all to join in this effort in any way. Nevertheless, george, as you know, as somebody whos involved in speeches, people go over and over and over these just one mention of something, a sentence is an event to have a long paragraph on Climate Change or to mention Something Like stonewall in the same breath as selma are things that speech writers and policymakers and the president himself has gone over thoroughly and consciously. I think the president clearly looking to history, looking at how people will look back at the speech in 50 years and saying perhaps he will lead if he cant get legislation, lead rhetorically. I absolutely agree and the president knows hes not the leader of a movement. Hes a politician, hes a president , but nevertheless, he seems much more intent now on using his bully pulpit than maybe ever before. As we know hes marshaling the forces that went and campaigned for him and went door to door for him to make sure he has some muscle behind these issues and the gridlock of washington. To david muir still up on the platform. The faces in the crowd actually struck me when you talk about the address of the president just gave, he really appealing to the broad coalition, so many talked about it after the campaign that he actually was able to turn out his base in ways that many were not expecting and youve all mentioned that he talked about mothers and daughters earning equal pay though didnt go that far in the language he used and about gays and straights, about immigrants in this country, why dont we include them in our workforce instead of sending them away from the country and have to tell you the faces in the crowd listening intently to that speech and a couple of observations i made here just how varied this crowd was. When Justice Sotomayor was called upon, the crowd went wild and cheered for a Supreme Court justice approaching the podium. I looked beside and general colin powell after speaking with you stood right next to me listening with everyone down on the ground. Jesse Tyler Ferguson of modern family on abc told me this is the first inauguration he attended and we often talk in the newsroom about how modern family even though a Television Show seems to be a reflection of the country, a more celebrated fabric of the American Family and when you look out into this crowd, you see people of all walks of faith, you see white, black, gay, straight. You see a lot of the groups that president obama addressed and a lot of the people that he was able to reach in that campaign, obviously they are the ones who turned 0 out to listen to this inaugural address, but make no mistake he was appealing to those people who handed him this second term, diane. No question about. To mark, president ial historian focused on second terms of president s and wonder if you can put this in the context of others in recent history. Perhaps overstating it but makes me think of the mirror image of president bushs second inaugural spreading freedom and democracy abroad. President obama talking about how guarantee those rights at home. I think, george, president s are measured by how they deal with the adversity of their time and you mentioned earlier that Barack Obamas first speech was a little darker because our times were a little darker there. We faced the potential of an economic freefall. Now the big challenge that barack obama faces is unifying the country, bringing it together. He mentioned the word together seven times during the course of the speech. It was really all about unity. And bringing us together as a nation in a time where we are truly divided. How can you get congress to engage when compromise has become a dirty word on capitol hill . Those are the challenges that barack obama faces, just as you mentioned george bush faced deep challenges internationally in his second term in office. But, mark, i was struck, he also said we made ourselves anew when he was talking about infrastructure, schools, free market, competition. He really, if its not morning in america, its a different kind of morning in america. Its a different time, indeed. And i think that he has a limited period of time, diane, to expend Political Capital in order to bring us into a new era. One of the things that Lyndon Johnson said famously is that when a president is elected, hes for six months hes a giraffe and thereafter a worm, so his great challenge is going to be how he figures out how to make the most of this time as a giraffe. Lets go back outside to so sole ya vega. Im here. Hey, good afternoon. We made our way over from the pentagon where we were at the staging area and came over on a bus full of teenager matching band from tennessee. They were really excited and we walked our way through the mall here and made our way close to the capitol. You can see a lot of the crowd is dissipating. A lot are headed over to that paid well see later this afternoon. We heard all of our friends, david muir and bill weir talking about the excitement and the level of excitement you can feel just walking through this crowd. Its so palpable. One woman i just met while making my way over stopped me in my tracks during the invocation, she literally had tears streaming down her face and i said why are you so emotional . She said my grandfather could not vote. She says my family was beaten, we were slaves. We were literally slaves. She said today i feel free. I said, is it any different this time around from four years ago . She said its even tweeter today because we have victory twice, so, yes, this is a crowd of believers and, yes, this is a crowd of the president s supporters but george and diane, the excitement and hope and pride that was expressed here four years ago is back out here again today and equal in some cases if not more. On that point lets go to Deborah Roberts at freedom plaza. Ch whats happening there. Were half a mile from the capitol steps, so people here are a little removed from everything happening. Huge loud speakers playing music you can probably hear but no less captivated by the speeches and songs. We met one family from new york and new jersey. I asked if they were maybe a little disappointed it wasnt as exciting as the last time around. They cut me off and said no way. This is our first inauguration. This is thrilling to us. So here even though they had no big jumbotrons, they couldnt see what was happening but they listened intently during myrlie evers prayer and erupted into cheers during beyonces National Anthem and a lot of excite as they line the parade route waiting for the parade that will begin in a couple of hours. Everybody thrilled in spite of theyre cold and wearing hand warmers to stay warm but a lot of excitement out here even this far away from the capitol. Love hearing that excitement, Deborah Roberts. Well take a quick breakment more of your voice, what are you expecting from president obama in his second term . Well have that and the first lady and the president will walk right through in the capitol, the parade all the way to the white house as Inauguration Day continues. [ male announcer ] nearly sixteen Million People visit washington dc every year. Some come to witness. Some to be heard. We come to make an impact. To learn from leaders. And to lead others. To create. And create change. We are the George Washington university. We come to make history. Overmany discounts to thine customers [old english accent] safe driver, multicar, paid in full a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. Thou cometh and we thy saveth what are you doing . We doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. Oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts . Here we go. Thank you. He took my shield, my lady. These are troubling times in the kingdom. 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The second inauguration of president barack obama now reporting live from the newseum in washington, d. C. , diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. And there you see the capitol and looking out just moments ago, the president looking at a scene of 500,000 to 800,000 people stretched down the mall and the moment a very human moment from an 11yearold girl during a speech, but i want to tell you, president obama has just sent out this tweet to supporters i renewed my oath of office to serve as your president for four more years. Thank you for making this possible. It is an honor to be your president. Now its time to finish what we started. Lets get going and that was the fiery tone of the speech. No question about it, diane, and the president laying out an agenda for those supporters in that speech. Very specific on a lot of big issues as weve discussed on Climate Change and the other issues that the president is facing in this second term. Let me go to george will right here whos joined us at the table as we see president clinton getting ready to join everyone, the congressional members and the president at lunch. This was the speech where the president really laid down a lot of markers for his second term. He did, and particularly were all focusing on Climate Change. That will be a big one because its hard to know what you do unless you have a carbon tax or cap and trade and those are nonstarters and onehalf of the legislative branch, at least. I think, george, its my job in life to be a wet blanket. [ laughter ] let me just focus on Ronald Reagan as i was quite fond was inordinately fond of a statement by thomas payne we have the power to begin the world over and the least conservative sentiment anyone ever uttered but reagan was very fond of it and along comes the 44th president who says, our future is limitless. Anyone who has been paying attention to american politics for the last two years knows its all about grinding and inexorable imposing limits were up against, promises we made we cant keep, taxes that are insufficient for our appetites, et cetera. Limit, limit, limit. Now i guess the job of president is to ignore this but they ignore at their peril because when jack kennedy said we will go anywhere, bear any price, bear any burden, et cetera, et cetera, we wound up in vietnam. It was a kind of incontinent optimism but is dangerous. The king of the cautionary tale, george will. Lets go to Martha Raddatz who is inside the capitol and shes with then secretary leon panetta. Thanks, diane. I am with secretary panetta and i know, of course, you were keeping tabs on the terrible situation in algeria and the hostage crisis there, which is clearly over now. But i was struck in the speech by president obama saying lasting peace does not require perpetual war. Right at the same time weve got u. S. Planes leading in mali to help french troops, what do you think it means what he said and what do you see in the next four years . I think it means, you know, weve been through ten years of war and it doesnt mean there respect any threats in the world, but i think it does mean that were going to have to work with other countries to develop the kind of alliances and partnerships that bring other countries into this challenge of how we preserve peace. Cant just be the United States. So exactly whats going on in mali now is the model for the future. Exactly right. Our willingness and ability to help other countries like france be able to go after aqim. Al qaeda and i imagine in the future too well see more drone strikes because you have troops coming in afghanistan. How do you see using drones in the future . I believe that youve got to use what operational skills we have to go after those that would attack our country. I think thats a reality and have done that in pakistan and yemen and elsewhere and i think the reality is its going to be a continuing tool of National Defense in the future. Do you think chuck hagel is going to get confirmed . I think so without question. Probably a rough time on the hill, however. You know, feels these guys will throw some tough questions at him but hes been here, knows the senate, and im confident hell get through. Youve been in government most of your life, it seems, and this is it. You go back to monterey to the walnut farm. Must be somewhat emotional for you. It is. It is an emotional experience, i have my youngest son with me to be able to enjoy this and its a thrill every time you go through this, but, you know, im proud of having been a Public Servant for most of my life and i hope that other young people who watch this event will commit themselves to Public Service because thats what our democracy needs. Thank you very much for joining us. Enjoy that 3,000calorie meal but be careful with it. Thanks very much. Diane . Thank you, martha. Good to see secretary panetta. As you said he spent a lifetime his entire adult life in Public Service. To lonnie bunch. Your thoughts on the speech. Well, i think what was so amazing was first of all it was warmer than four years ago so happy about that but what was interesting is watching the crowd respond. There was a real sense of let me believe once again in the possibility of america. It wasnt downplaying the challenges, the evils, the dangers, but as i watch peoplerespond, they really kept nodding to say, i want to believe that it is possible, that we can be the place we think we want to be and i think what struck me was how often it was so strong when the president sort of married today and tomorrow with yesterday. And i found people as i talked to them as i was walking back talking about, well, the declaration of independence still has meaning for us and the president really made this notion of we, the people, and people came away saying we have to find a way to be one. Now, there are a lot of challenges but in some ways what i thought the speech did was prepare the public for the next four years. And, you know, lonnie, i know one of those standing next to Martin Luther king on that platform 50 years ago said to the president , sent him a message and at some point save yourself. This one is for you, martin, and know after the lunch hes about to begin he will stop by there for a private moment. I think were awfully lucky to have a president who recognizes the sustenance that comes from reaching back into our history. I want to let you know because we have microphones that pick up ultra High Frequency comments by the president and this one is very moving. We are told that as president obama was leaving the platform after the speech he stopped, he turned around and said i want to look out one more time because ill never see this again. Another over his shoulder as he looked out one more time. Boy, that was beautiful. Chris cuomo, i know youve been out across the country speaking to people of what they expected to hear, what they wanted to hear from this president. It wound up being good timing. The president was very emphatic of the use of we and idea of citizenry, not just speaking with their votes but by raising their voices. At the same time we were combing the country asking people to get involved and going and finding them to see what they expect from the president to make this term a success. On the major issues of immigration, the economy, guns which was very big partisan issue for us so weve gone and collected and if you like we can start with one of the first offerings but thats what weve been doing trying to get the best sense of the great divide. Its always different to figure out if this is a moment or if can be momentum. So much good feeling at occasions like this but no question that the president was right to hit on the note of the frustration of the collective. People do believe its become too much. It is a flash point for them and you will hear it in their stances on these issues so we began with one that is supposed to be a big deal for compromise, immigration. Here is what regular people had to say about what they expect from the president , what they want to see for this term to be a success on immigration. I want to tell the president about immigration that the borders of mexico should be open, quite frankly, the people from mexico are doing jobs that the americans just wont do. I want to stop Illegal Immigrants from coming into our country. Set up controls where we have control over who can come in. We need to protect our borders and then we also need to allow those individuals who properly register to become u. S. Citizens the swiftest route to that. I want to tell president obama to regulate a better Guest Worker Program to allow people into the United States. I want to tell the president that americans need jobs. I want to tell the president that immigrants respect just a demographic, theyre people too. Now, this is setting up to be a very difficult issue for compromise because this is what we saw with thousands of responses from around the country, latino people who responded said essentially we put you in office. We are now expecting you to deliver for us, which comes across as somewhat of a more sympathetic posture but 75 of all responses, george and diane, were negative on immigration, limiting it. The Vice President of the United States, joseph r. Biden jr. And dr. Biden accompanied by Lamar Alexander and mrs. Alexander. [ applause ] the Vice President , maybe we should tell you this is the traditional luncheon. It is held with members of congress and as martha has said its somewhat sumptuous affair this year. 200 guests. Four years ago some drama in this lunch. Senator ted kennedy and robert byrd had to be taken away, illness. Another kennedy, seizures after his chemotherapy for the brain tumor. Still waiting for the Vice President. He should be coming any second. Family members coming in. Why am i betting hes out in the hall talking . Maybe cutting another deal. Of course, he was called in by the president to negotiate with senator Mitch Mcconnell over that fiscal deal that was reached on new years day. Hes become the president s chief liaison to the senate where he used to serve. Cokie, where are we . We are in the statuary hall which was the old house of representatives room through the 19th century and considered the most beautiful room in the country, although the acoustics are so odd that people could overhear the conversations of their enemies. Every state is allowed to send two statues to the capitol of their prominent citizens and there are youre seeing the overflow. Senator orrin hatch walking through the rotunda which has the enormous paintings of our history, the one you see over there with the woman in the white dress is the baptism of pocahontas who took the baptismal name rebecca and that, of course, is a moment in our history that allowed the english to stay in jamestown, so this this room through the early part of the 19th century is where many inaugurations were held, so it is appropriate for this to be the place of the luncheon because it is historic for inauguration. As a point of personal pride here, off of that room if you look up around the here comes the president and Vice President. Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States, joseph r. Biden jr. And dr. Biden accompanied by senator Lamar Alexander and mrs. Alexander. [ applause ] president now walking through the rotunda accompanied by senator schumer, of course, the first lady and senator schumers wife. More to follow. Beautiful shot, ruffles, of course, and by the bugles. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States, barack h. Obama and mrs. Obama accompanied by senator Charles Schumer and mrs. Schumer. [ applause ] [ applause ] it will be interesting to see the president greet members across the aisle. Theres john boehner looking up. Did have a hug for president clinton on the way in. Again, senator Charles Schumer of new york about to speak. Wasnt on the script but i picked it up. Mr. President , ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. So ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. Mr. President , mr. Vice president , honored guests, my colleagues on the joint Congressional Committee on inaugural ceremonies and i are pleased to welcome you to todays inaugural luncheon. In this historic room we look around at the 35 statues representing men and women. Well, one woman. Thank you, illinois and senator durbin for the statue of frances willard, though i feel obligated to note that she was born in rochester, new york. [ laughter ] thankfully she will soon have company when rosa parks completes her journey from the back of the bus to the front of statuary hall later this year. [ applause ] now, we look around and remember the men and women who helped define our nation. They like us, they face obstacles and they like us worked hard to move in country forward. Here in this hall four president s took the oath of office. Here Abraham Lincoln served his single term in congress and john quincy adams, the only former president to return to serve in the house spoke out against slavery. Today we also remember an event that took place outside this building, but reverberated from within. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the reverend Martin Luther king jr. s march on washington which spurred passage of the historic civil rights law. Were honored to have with us a colleague, congressman john lewis who was a speaker at that historic march. [ applause ] congressman lewis life exemplifies the courage and sacrifice that have made our nation great, john, please stand and take a bow so we can all recognize you. [ applause ] behind us the painting we have chosen for this luncheon is Niagara Falls painted in 1856 by ferd nant richard. For me as a new yorker, Niagara Falls never fails to inspire a tremendous awe for the Natural Beauty of our great country, then and now, the mighty falls symbolize the grandeur, power and possibility of america. And i want to thank my former senate partner, our great secretary of state, Hillary Rodham clinton, for allowing us to borrow this beautiful painting from the state department collection. [ applause ] but, frankly, we werent here for the paintings, were here for the food and while the theme of todays ceremony is based in americas future, todays menu could be labeled faith in americas food from the new england lobster to the heirloom vegetables to the south dakota bison to the wonderful new york wine, each element was carefully chosen and expertly prepared. It was actually chosen by the tasting committee, which consisted of debbie boehner, landrieu reed, diana kantor, paul pelosi, honey alexander and my wife, iris. They did a great effort, they did a great job and the effort was truly bipartisan so if you dont like the food you cant blame it on one barth or the other but i know that wont happen. I know youll enjoy it. Before we begin, it is my privilege to ask the reverend luis cortez jr. To deliver the invocation after which lunch will be served. Please rise. Let us join together in prayer. Dear god, in this room stands women and men of differing beliefs, different understandings of how you reveal yourself, how you reveal your will and your desire to us. Yet, at this moment, our nation joins with us in prayer and supplication that despite political differences within these chambers and despite the fact that at times we may take for granted things that are unique to our american democracy, that we be united in hope and aspiration for the future of our nation. We pray for continued freedom, freedom to pursue happiness, freedom to create goodness, freedom to preserve the common good. We pray for continued liberty, liberty to preserve our right, liberty to defend our understanding of good, liberty to develop ourselves fully as you would have us. Our nation prays with us as we ask that our leaders be endowed with wisdom that they may know on which path they should move our nation, with courage that they may go against their own when necessary for the common good of our beloved america, with resolve that they not tire but move unrelenting towards that common good. We pray a blessing on our house of representatives, on our senate and our judicial and executive branches. Bestow on every member spiritual protection and good health. We uphold president barack obama and his family and we are thankful for the religious freedom of this nation, for our family and friends and for this meal which we will now share, remembering that there are still those who suffer hunger in our nation. We have all joined in this prayer and in the name of jesus christ my lord and savor, amen and amen. That is the reverend luis cortez one of the speakers of the inauguration today, longing, he says, for hope and unity. Be seated and enjoy lunch. As they proceed to the lunch weve been booted out of the room essentially i want to go to matthew dowd our resident expert on all things texan lives in austin. Go back to what chris was saying as immigration as one of the president s things on the agenda. Chance of passing. He wants it to become a unifying issue though you dont get from his speech he wants to unify the country but he has to fear one thing i have to fear about him is what george w. Bush did wrong when he won by 51 of the vote in 2004 which is he took on Social Security immediately and in the aftermath of getting beaten badly on that his presidency was just about over at that point and his fear if he cant reach resolution on this issue which many of his constituents want and even republicans would like to get it behind them if he cant do it and its divisive hell be in a w0r8d of hurt the rest of his presidency. Thats the danger, matthew dowd, on the other hand you already have prominent senators like marco rubio of florida coming out with proposals very similar to what president obama has called for and a lot of National Republicans now saying that they know this is an issue they need to make progress on, as well. To Nicolle Wallace on this, as well. You also used the word for governor jeb bush of florida, one of those republicans, also saying this is the key to the Republican Partys future. Right, and as a republican, marco maybe try to have them topple the power structures here in washington because they understand at a philosophical level, at a policy level and political level that our very survival as a party depends on getting this right and last republican or last president to have really put the power of the oval Office Behind this push for Immigration Reform was george w. Bush. In hindsight it was a precious moment we let slip through our fingers. Then he had senator ten kennedy and senator mccain and george w. Bush and those three at the time were giants in washington could get couldnt get it done i think illustrates how high that mountain is to climb. Standing by the capitol is the National Correspondent for univision. I hope i said that right because i want to bring you in. As you see this issue of immigration, what must the president do . Well, of course, 71 of the hispanic voters who supported him in this election see the issue of Immigration Reform as vital and they were disappointed that the promise was not fulfilled in the first four years but one of the topics of the themes of the president today was to finish the job that was not done in the first four years, Immigration Reform is at the top of his agenda and as he pointed out, the president is going to work on it. I was speaking to senator schumer this weekend. He told us he confirmed that, in fact, he is meeting with a group of six five other senators, three republicans, three democrats and that they expect to have ready legislation in the next few weeks. The principles they are going to look for comprehensive Immigration Reform with a path to citizenship and they want to have it done not in piecemeal but to have full reform that would include the path to citizenship so its very difficult to negotiate but as you were pointing out, republicans have realized they have to change if they want to attract a part of these hispanic votes and that its essential to their survival for them to survive as a party. So, yes, i believe that there is a strong effort. Many of the people who are negotiating now are veterans of these battles and they wear their scars on the republican side, senator graham is going to be fighting for this. Senator dick durbin, also the author of the grown map and authored it like more than a decade ago enbob hernandez from new jersey. These people are also joined by groups in the house that are also in for the same goal. So i believe that there is going to be a strong push for Immigration Reform. All right, thanks so much. Lourdes. I want to point out to everyone abc news and univision have a joint venture, incredibly exciting for all of us and you will be hearing about this great table enterprise soon. Of course, this is one of the big issues we cover on that joint venture so bring in Cokie Roberts on this. Right now speed will matter, cokie, when i was talking to senator rubio last week he said if you dont get this done early in the year through the senate completely done by august or september, the window is going to close. I agree with that but think they will have a very, very difficult time getting it done in the house of representatives because even though there are many in the Republican Party who agree with what niccole said and the future of the party depends on it a lot of others particularly in the house who have districts that say not on your life as we saw from some of the voters that chris interviewed and i think that this is going to be very difficult for them too and, frankly, i think it might already be too late for the Republican Party among hispanic voters. Not because of whats happening in washington as much as whats happening in the states. You have got these very harsh immigration laws that have been passed in many states where the message is, you are not welcome. Youre not welcome in this country. Youre not welcome in this party and whether thats the intention or not, thats the way hispanic voters are hearing it and i think that this could be a tremendous problem for the Republican Party for decades. The statistics bear it out and what were getting from people in response on social media. Not even a close call. To find compromise on issue where you have latinos who say we put you in, take care of us which is a policy of acceptance you heard from the univision correspondent, a road to citizenship but you have 75 of the responses coming in from people overall saying get them out. They are illegal. There should be no services because that only encourages enill immigration so difficult issue to find a we in this issue. Im more optimistic about the prospect of getting something done this year. You talked to Senior Republicans in the congress, as well and they know this is something they have to work on and starting to educate their members on the issue. Also, events, in fact, some on the ground are changing. We know how to control immigration. Had a whopping deep recession. People stopped coming, in fact, there has been net out migration of hispanic from this country for two year. Deportations are way up. Exactly. But basically that our economic troubles and the success relative success of the mexican economy which is growing better than ours is growing is helping to solve this problem. The Worst Campaign blunder in American History probably was when in 1884, i believe it was, a protestant minister very prominent supporting the republican candidate, the antecedents of the Democrat Party are ruminism and rebellion and catholics heard that and said they dont like us very much and it was 100 years reagans second election to 1984 before the republicans carried the catholic vote. More alarming than the 71 of hispanics voting against the republicans less time was the fact that 73 of asianamericans did which suggests that its a general sense of inhospital a sense of not being hospitable to these people. Lets go back to Nicolle Wallace because nicolle, what is the first thing, very first thing you think republicans could do whether it be substantive or symbolic . I think on immigration it would be to go back to the policy, the party that used to be proud of being the ideal party of making an intellectual argument about Immigration Reform. If you think about it you really cant do immigration piecemeal and anyone suggesting that thats the way to go forward on the right is, i think, wrongminded about this. I think if republicans could at least you cant get ahead of the president. He now laid it out in his inauguration address with the eyes of Many Americans watching but i think republicans now need to match the moment with Immigration Reform. They need to have at the intellectual argument for a conservative, a fair, a competent immigration policy that can harness and try to win back you know, it weepts so long ago that republicans voted in much bigger numbers for republic republicans. Bush got over 40 i think 40 of the hispanic vote and john mccain did better than mitt romney so republicans in very recent history were doing a lot better with it and pay a lot of attention to the policies so i think theyre still listening. Youre nodding your head, math dowd. They have to see at the the way the country looks today. The night after election, the problem is theyre a mad men party in a modern family world and hispanic think republicans right now dont want to look at the country as 21st century but 1950s. Lets go back to the 1950s. The problem the republicans have though many want to compromise and many want to do on this issue, theres a very loud shrill part of their base, huge part of their base that says no, no, no, and if they compromise on guns, if they compromise on taxes and then they compromise on immigration, it leaves them in a bad place with that base. Thats the issue on the republican side. Let me go back to david. You praised the president as the promise unleashed. Climate change and you have Immigration Reform and guns which he also says now is at the top of his list. How does he prioritize these and, you know, hes not going to be able to satisfy everyone. Well, with a great sense of i think also a sense of modesty in the speech when he talks about the imperfection of the solutions that are going to come about talking not to people on his left but everyone aware of politics and this was a deeply political speech and i also to go back to immigration and the demographic change in the United States, i think we should remember that it was James Baldwin who said many, many years before barack obama was elected that america is white no longer. And this is something that was illustrated in spectacular terms when the 47 tape came out there in the campaign. This to me was the death knell not only for the Mitt Romney Campaign but really for the party for awhile and it hasnt recovered. It hasnt found a vocabulary. Maybe it will change if jeb bush runs for president who may have a better very cocabulary for ta to different constituencies in the United States but right now it seems to me that the Republican Party is dead in the water when it comes to very broad political problems. Demography is destiny as george will said. 2012, 72 is white and 2016 it will be 70 or below. Going to take a break. Want all of you to come back and weigh in on jobs. It is still the seething issue in this country and what the president will tackle first. Announcer when was the first inaugural ball . The answer when we come back. [ stella ] heres me. And heres my depression. Before taking abilify, an antidepressant alone helped me get out from under. But sometimes. Depression still dragged me down. Id been feeling stuck for a long time. So my doctor added abilify to my antidepressant. She said some people had symptom improvement as early as 1 to 2 weeks. Now i feel more in control of my depression. 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[ female announcer ] if youre still struggling with depression talk to your doctor to see if the option of adding abilify is right for you. And be sure to ask about the free trial offer. If the option of adding abilify is right for you. Madison, wife of the fourth president James Madison hosted the first inaugural ball in 1809, price of admission, 4. From the newseum in washington, d. C. Youre watching live abc News Coverage of inauguration 2013. Hear again, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. And you are looking at pennsylvania avenue, the route of the president ial motorcade after the lunch with members of congress, the president , of course, will make the procession, that 1. 6 miles back to the white house designed to be a direct artery between the capitol and the white house and weve been talking, george, about the fact we miss Barbara Walters here so much. So much a part of all our inaugural coverage over the years and she was once part of the motorcade thats right, back in president clintons second inaugural she was the guest of senator john warner escorting the president. Also part of that lunch and gave an insiders view back then so we do miss that today and we wish her well as she, we know, will get well real soon and the white house, the president will go back after the parade to the white house and two big balls tonight, dolley madison, not all that bad. 4 200 years ago and back the discussion about the president s agenda, what his speech said about it. Matthew dowd, i got to put you on the spot. Weve all been relative politic talking about the speech. Do you think the president was raefing red flags in the face of republicans. I think when you look at that speech and aftermath of that speech as people digest it i think progressives are going to love that speech because he basically stood up and said this is who i am. This is what i stand for and this is what i want to do and conservatives are going to hate that speech and even though that 47 video was the death knell probably for mitt romney and hurt the republicans the country wants somebody that speaks to more than 51 of the country but speaks to 67 of the country. I think republicans are going to get entrenched after that speech as they swallow their high calorie meal and move on and im always i think theyll think theyll count on something with this president. Teddy roosevelt always said walk softly i mean talk softly and carry a big stick. I think republicans think this president talks loudly and carries a small stick and so theyre hoping that, okay, you had your words and time and well go back and compromise but this will entrench both sides. Just to challenge you, the president says that gridlock is the destination when youre counting on conservative republicans in his experience, so hes just going to try to mobilize the people that change american opinion. Is that possible . Its possible if youre only going to win at those margins and possible if your goal isnt to have a unified country that comes together and reaches compromise. If your goal is im going to win these policy points on the various tiniest of margins because he knows 47 , 48 of this country disdisapprove of him as president and did not vote for him so if his goal is to win at all costs he could be successful but that is not what the majority of the country wants. The biggest issues coming so quickly are going to be the big Economic Issues we know that congress is going to have to deal with, taxes and spending coming up on march 1st when all government cuts take effect and the government can close at the end of march 27th and debt limit, chris cuomo, and comes back to the issue of jobs. The president said today in his speech the economic recovery has begun. The question is going to be how do you make sure it continues . And youre coming into it with bad feelings because the spending cuts and the debt ceiling, spending was pushed out of this big compromise that scared us with the word cliff that was somehow created by the media. Where we stand today, the president hitting the note of we, the people, we have to Work Together seems to be somewhat of an effective flash point because people are there and see it nowhere more than on economic questions. So when we were asking people around the country what do you want to see . Going together, almost like a couple were two ideas, one, you have to stop the left right game. Its too much. We know that is your game but you must stop it and he seemed to respond to that. Where they want to see that stop the most is on the creation of jobs. They condemn the stock market. That not where the country is. Were hurting and youll see it. Heres what people had to say about what they want the president to do, what he must do to succeed when it comes to the economy. I want to tell the president about the economy to stop spending money that we dont have. Its nice to want to fix all of our problems but when we dont have the money to do it we shouldnt be spending it. Please help small business. Were truly the engine of the economy and need your help. We want a strong and healthy economy. I think the way to do that is invest in innovation. I think we have an incredible future ahead of us. Please create more opportunities for young people in this country. Im concerned about my retirement, the way the economy is going now. I want to tell the president we need to keep the jobs in the u. S. We need to stop shipping the jobs overseas. I want to tell the president im tired of being in a recession or whatever were in. I would just like to be in an economy that were proud of. Theres the debate right there and come back to that because right now we have Valerie Jarrett with us right now, one of the president s closest friends, one of the president s closest aides and helped introduce Michelle Obama to barack obama so many years ago, that marriage has flourished. Senior adviser to the president in the white house. Your feelings as you heard that inaugural address. Oh, george, i was just so deeply moved and i found it uplifting and inspiring. It captured a lot of what we talk about all the time in the sense of his quote where he said progress doesnt doesnt solve century long issues about the role of government. It just tells us to act now and we have so much opportunity and we saw how quickly four years went by and we move this country forward tremendously under the president s leadership but now we sta;i seems like he was a lot happier. Well, you know, hes been office for four years. His confidence has grown. He has a clear sense of what our challenges are. Great opportunity he wants to make sure every single day that it counts and his focus is on the people all around our country who are struggling to get by and just want that fair shake and that fair shot and hes going to be fighting for them. He is energized in a sense no more political campaigns. His complete focus is going to be on moving our country forward and hes going to hope that we get the kind of cooperation that we need to do big things because were still quite capable in this great country of doing big things. In personal term, valerie, what is the main thing you expect the president to do differently . Well, he has said, diane, that hes very committed to getting outside of washington more, engaging the American People in the process, making sure that their voices are heard, the progress that we have made over the last four years has been at a price when the American People rolled up their sleeves and worked with us. Hes also going to continue to work with members of congress on both sides of the aisle and look for that Common Ground and beginning to see signs of hope on Immigration Reform and hearing more people talk about that and so hes going to keep pushing because thats what he does. Hell engage, push, whatever he thinks to make the kind of progress that we need to address our challenges because thats more thats what the American People expect. Theyre out there. Theyre doing their job. Theyre working hard. They want to know that washington will work for them and with the energy we saw today which is what i have seen each and every day and its as strong if not stronger than ever than were going to have a great time today. Hes celebrating having lunch with members of congress and his family and friends right now and tomorrow we get right back to work. Have you seen him . Did he say anything to you afterwards . He smiled as he just walked into the luncheon where i was just before i came out to see you and gave me that smile which means, okay, lets get going. We got a lot of hard work ahead but, my goodness, what an affirmation to have the American People reelect him for a second term and get back to the point with the American People behind him and their voices lifted high, theres just no limit to what we can accomplish. No limit but of all the issues he laid out today what is the one issue there thats going to determine whether or not the second term is a success or a failure . I think the one issue is going to be are we able to do more than one thing at a time here . We have got to be able to tackle more than one issue at a time. Thats what everybody else does. Nobody has jobs where you just do one thing and in a sense in all seriousness, george, theyre interrelated. When we want to grow the economy, well, that means we have to invest in infrastructure, we have to invest in education. We have to invest in Immigration Reform. If we want to keep ourselves safe and reduce our dependence on foreign oil so we need to think about clean energy so i think you have to look at it as very holistically and in order to continue to grow our economy as we have, i dont have to remind you what an incredible economic crisis the president inherited but in order to drive it forward, you have to have longrange goals, as well as short, mediumterm goals and thats what hes committed to doing is saying, lets take a comprehensive approach and lets focus on the big picture. Lets see where true north is and do everything necessary to get us there. Lets not just do one thing. He has the complete implementation of the Affordable Care act, a signature piece of legislation from his first term. He cant take his eye off that now. He has to continue to do that and i think we want a president who can multitask and hope that congress can multitask right along with him. Note before we leave you. You watched the movie lincoln with him . I did. I did. And afterwards, what did he say to you and what did you say to him, 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. It was amazing and congressman john lewis was sitting next to hill during the movie. Steven spielberg and many of the actors were in the room. It was a deeply emotional moment for him. I think what it proved to me is that hard things are really hard to quote David Axelrod and, you know, obviously you cant compare the civil war to what we are going through now but were going through a challenging time and its never been easy for our country. And but thats what we are weigh so good 59. We are resilient and we are determined and i am convinced more than ever that we can do those big things. Well, valerie, we can see the excitement in your face and hear it in your voice today. Thank you for joining us. I know its back to work tomorrow. My pleasure. It is but were looking forward to it. Thank you, george. Thanks, diane. When we come back freedom riders on the mall as americas first africanamerican begins his second term 50 years after the march on washington as diane said 150 years after the emancipation proclamation. Well talk to swung who just finished up on the inauguration platform. James taylor. Thats all coming up. 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And will to the best of my ability. Preserve, protect and defend. Preserve, protect and defend. The constitution of the United States. The constitution of the United States. So help you god. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. President. [ applause ] and someday well hear what flickered across the president s mind when he was saying president of the United States, a great pageant of the oath of office. Again, affirming that we are at a fundamental level, one nation under god indivisible, welcome back. We are back covering our inauguration 2013 all day long. The president and congressional leaders now in their lunch in the capitol here discussing before the break discussing the economy with chris cuomo. I was struck, david remnick, by listening to the voices. Everyone wants the economy to get better and more jobs, big difference on how to do it. Hear citizens saying cut spending, a lot of citizens saying lets invest. What i heard in the speech too a desire to win rather than to compromise. Barack obama buy graphically came into office a lot of his selfconfidence and a lot of his selfdefinition was about his ability to bring people together as a unifier whether in law school or as a politician. This was the speech today of somebody who has decided i have won, compromise has not worked anywhere to the degree i hoped it would in congress and elsewhere and now these are the things that i want and im going to work on come hell what may and i think youre going to see at the very least a very exciting political dynamic and a lot of conflict. The president hopes it works, Cokie Roberts but maybe he also believes he wins by losing and wins by simply having the fight. Some issues i think that would be the case immigration being one of them. I mean if he puts up a good fight for Immigration Reform and loses, he still will have convinced the hispanics that hes for them and on their team. But you know, this divide is so deep and our last abc poll, the gap between democratic and republican approval of the president was 73 points. So that, you know, you just dont have anybody agreeing with each other on any of these issues and i just i think the president is correct to think the compromise i want to turn to matt and Mark Updegrove because what does history show about a president spending time with members of the opposite party making any difference at all. He has promised that in this next term he has said the girls have grown. They dont want to spend time with him that he will actually do more whether its socializing or proselytizing with members of the opposite party. Will it make any difference at all . Well, we dont know with this president because hes never really done it. Hes never really done it. The only time he calls congress or meets and has dinner with them if he needs something transactional or a vote on something and wants something. Not just i want to build relationships for the sake of building relationships and once those are done and solidified now we can come together. If this president wants to be one of the great president s he just cant win 51 or 52 issues. The biggest thing he ran on that he has not accomplished was bringing the country together in a unified way. They didnt vote for him to win. They vote for him to change the nature of washington and its only worse. He has to try. The president s that succeeded built relationships apart from votes and then when they needed votes they had the relationship. But am i right that every president elected to a second term has had at least one period in which one house was against him and what is history show about what works . Thats right, diane. And i think the one thing that lawmakers of yesteryear will tell you is that you that lawmakers knew each other. Their kids went to the same ballet class or were on Little League teams together. They invited their families to backyard barbecues, their wives played bridge together. Its difficult to vilify and demonize your opponent if you know them personally and i think its very important for barack obama to broker those personal relationships. One thing so much of civil rights invoked today in the speech, Martin Luther king, but we forget that Lyndon Johnson got civil rights passed not because he had the support of his own party, in fact, the southerners in his party were intractable on civil rights but because he reached out effectively to the northern republicans in order to get meaningful civil rights passed. But the country has changed so much since then. After president johnson signed that into law democrats pretty much abandoned the south for the next generation and northern republicans evaporated over those last 40 years or so. To Nicolle Wallace on this question, as well. As you look at the president Going Forward on these big, big Economic Issues, we do have some examples in recent history, Ronald Reagan, tax reform in 1986, bill clinton worked with Newt Gingrich and able to get something done even with congressional leader a real enemy of his. President bush passed the now famous tax cuts with democratic votes, more than just one. Well, they were tenyear tax cuts that added to the deficit and why they became such a political football. But i think that if you look at the way that obama talks and the things that he does, his actions, theyre completely discordant. We spent a lot of time talking about his use of the word together and unity but wasnt anything in the speech that draws the support. Forget about Just Congress of all americans. House republicans, easy to vilify them but they represent people would voted for them who share their beliefs. We may thick theyre whackadoodles in washington but may have ideas different than ours. Its the lack of understanding come to washington and fighting with House Republicans is really just a cover game and a slogan for disagreeing with the values of a big swath of america. But, david remnick, i notice the president at least exercised one measure of real caution, Abraham Lincoln, i believe, only mentioned the word i twice in his second inaugural. So did barack obama. Barack obama might have other vanities but i think in terms of rhetoric hes an extremely well modulated rhetoritian and presenter of himself. I dont think its in his vocabulary in a strong way. On the other hand hes possessed of an ego, theres no question. No question. I dont think he could be president otherwise. Thats a pretty safe assumption. Back to chris cuomo. As we see everyone gathering for the parade thats going to happen as the president and congressional leaders leave lunch, coming up probably in the next half hour or so, chris, it did seem even though you got a wide range of views right there, at least from the ones you showed that some of those citizens may be more willing to compromise than the legislators and the president they elected. I think youre spoton. Yes, its just social media. Who knows what it reflects but so universal it adds to the strength of the notion. One thing you hear no matter what part of the country or stripe or color the person is politically, they say, we dont feel represented. We sent you there to compromise. The idea that you would just fight the fight for the sake of it, we do not see you as the man in the arena. We see you as the person we sent you to get things doesnt. Theres not enough belief in the country about political conviction at this time. Im going to fight for what i believe in even if i dont get anything done because im head strong in my belief. They dont buy it and think the division between government and politics is no more. We heard represent nolan who came back into the congress after all these years from minnesota saying he gets asked to fund raise 30 hours a week while in session in congress. People went crazy. Thats a job in and of itself raising money full time. I think the people were at a flash point moment. We say it a lot and feel it a lot in grand mopes like this, but there is a resonance to it, and i think whether its the president or a member of congress who believes theyre going to go in there and fight for the margins, making a big mistake. I think the assumption that a wide part of the country agrees with this extremism whether its left or right is a mistake. And i think youll see it in coming elections and i think youre going to see it in coming days of what people say how they feel. Youre nodding. I totally agree with chris. But im squeezing his leg. Just gave me 5 earlier. No, i think its totally right. I think whats happened, though, we have a system and a society and media structure that needs both the left and right and gives a voice to that and our redistricting doesnt create an opportunity for that to be represented. The vast majority is much like a mutt. They believe in certain progressive things and economic conservative things on fiscal issues and they dont feel represented at all in washington and the more it goes on the more it says lets fight the fight fight the fight fight the fight. The more you use fight language the more disjountsed you are from the country. Thats why you see the independent vote rise. People identify themselves as let or right and feel left of the game and kept saying left versus right is wrong and game a mantra. If i wanted to make money i would put it on a bumper sticker. Chris cuomo, when you were blaming the media earlier, you are the media. Im still taking new label. It is Martin Luther king day as weve been reminding people all day long. The people taking the oath with his hand on Martin Luther kings bible as well as Abraham Lincolns bible and back out to bill weir in the mall and i know four years ago you met with some freedom riders on the mall and saw them again today. Thats right, george. It was 50 years ago this summer dr. Martin luther king led the march on washington and gave the i have a dream speech and two young idealistic kids were Joan Mulholland and jej that would green, freedom riders, the brave civil rights workers who went down into the deep segregated south to test those jim crow w laws in the face of progress. Much at the risk of not only being jailed but beaten by mobs or in the case of medgar evers, death. Really emotional. Joan and reginald give their thoughts right here after the inauguration of barack obama. What are your thoughts, you were both here. You watched dr. King speak in front of this monument so many years ago and barack obama just inaugurated. The magnitude of this event is, in fact, a culmination of a lot of sacrifice, struggle, commitment and devotion to Human Dignity and worth and to be able to see in my lifetime particularly as an africanamerican, to see a young man become the 44th president of the United States of america is itself a statement of a miracle or perhaps a dream of so many gone on before who showed us where he stands has a better vision of america that Martin Luther king talked about as a blessed community. Well, this picture was taken actually a couple months before barack obama was born and i just cant i just cant get over the comparison then and now. Reverend reg 23458d green, good to see you again, hello, joan. Every four years were making it a tradition. You promise . So what are your thoughts four years later . How goes your fight that you committed yourselves to back in those days . What is the state you think on Martin Luther king day of racial relations in america, joan . Its an ongoing struggle but the fact that obama could be elected again shows that the zone of hope, came out of the mountain of despair that king spoke of and there is hope. Its moving on. Reverend green, assess the first term, if you can. Is there anything you wish he had done differently . Well, im sure there are many things many of us wish he could have done differently but understood what he came into, all that he to deal with, the economy, the housing crisis, the wars we were dealing with, but when you think about the four years in total perspective, you got to give some great credit to what hes been able to do in spite of all that hes had to deal with. What i like to see, understand whats happened is i see this as kind of unfolding drama, continuing with barack obama, the president obama legacy and work to say that this country is at least moving toward that beloved community that martin talked about but at the same time still having much work to be done so i give him great credit for what hes been able to achieve. Joan, you reacted strongly to the line in the speech talking about the lines at the polling places that is yet another chapter in this struggle for that equality. Yes, and my state of virginia was the longest lines, i believe, and so the right to vote doesnt has to be more than a theory. It has to be a practical reality and were getting there and was it as emotional today for both of you . For me, the emotional part was to see mrs. Evers delivering the invocation. I mean we look back at 63, 50 years ago, as this great i have a dream speech and moment of joy, but it was truly a mountain of despair with the assassination of medgar and the police dogs and fire hoses in birmingham and then just two weeks after the march on washington, those four girls who died in the Church Bombing in birmingham and two months after that, the president was assassinated. We needed that zone of hope to carry us forward, but we must not forget the others, what it took to get us here. To the young people, these are stories from history books so you are living proof of the sacrifices made. It was great to revisit this with you both again. One thing i would like to add as were here talking is im hoping at least during this next four years, this last term of the president , some focus can be given to the District Of Columbia in terms of understanding that we still dont have total autonomy as residents of the district. We still dont have control over not having approval to deal with our budget and im hoping the president will have some opportunity to deal with that issue. He used the taxation without representation plate on the parade route today, so always a cause to fight for. Reverend green, joan, thank you so much. Thank you. See you in four years. But bet. George, diane. It was so moving to hear them talk about the unfolding drama and we saw Martin Luther kings statue dedicated in 2011. To Deborah Roberts on freedom plaza. Hey, deborah. Yes. This moment, the reaction to the freedom riders right there. I dont i couldnt exactly hear you because you probably hear the music blaring here behind me. I should say, diane and george, welcome to the party on pennsylvania avenue. The crowd has come alive suddenly, the sun is out. People are standing at attention. They are expecting this parade that is about to happen now. I spoke with people in the crowd just now, one woman who came over from virginia with her aunt who came in from portland, oregon, the second inauguration theyve attended and they are so excited. You see children dancing and people swaying. All getting ready for the excitement. Were about a half a mile from the capitol and, of course, they werent privy to all of those festivities, but they will see this motorcade pass by here in just a few minutes and the parade that will happen after that. A lot of excitement. The crowd is not quite as full as it was a few years ago, everybody acknowledges that, but the enthusiasm they say is no less than it was that time, a lot of excitement building as everybody stands at attention here on pennsylvania avenue. Back to you. With the band playing, deborah. Lets go to Steve Osunsami in atlanta at the Martin Luther king day parade there. Steve. Reporter diane, this parade is taking place right,000s of people, children, the teamster, sanitation workers who just left downtown in atlanta are now heading towards the king center where dr. King and Coretta Scott king are buried. This parade is taking on a special significance for two reasons, one is the 50th anniversary of the i have a dream speech as bill just mentioned and also the inauguration, one woman i talked with said that she was listening to the inauguration on her headphones out in here in the fold and said as an africanamerican that she felt validated that whats happened in 2008 and 2009 wasnt a fluke. Another woman told me that the president had lots of work to get done especially in the black community where some of the ills that face this country are greater. I talked with dr. Bernice king who is the ceo and head of the king center who told me she was going to take special pride in watching the president be sworn in using as she put it her daddys bible. That meant a lot to the king family, she told me. Diane. Thank you very much, steve. I was watching you, lonni, director of the africanAmerican History of the smithsonian, the museum and what were you thinking as you watched those freedom riders. What i realized is that there is so much that we learn from people like that and the challenge in america is that often we are historical and so for me part of what president obamas speech does, part of what quite candidly museums like mine do is ensure that americans remember because when they remember the work of freedom riders like that, they remember that change is possible. They remember that whatever your age you can make america better and they remember that the challenge is to make america always be america. Whats the single most important exhibit or thing, artifact that you have in the museum . Whats the one that evokes the most emotional response . Well, its interesting, Joan Mulholland who you just interviewed actually donated to us shards of glass from the stained glass windows that were blown out when the girls were killed at the birmingham Church Bombing in 1963. So whenever i look at those, the shards of broken glass, big volumes about broken bodies but volumes about people not being stopped no matter what the obstacles thrown in front of them. See the faces of so many that speak to that history, as well, david remnick, not only freedom riders there but thought of you as i saw john lieu wisconsin, now a congressman. He gave you the title of your book in which he said barack obama is what comes at the end of that bridge in selma which president obama referred to today. Absolutely and in all due respect to my friends here talking about the need for compromise, sometimes politics is a battle of ideas. We shouldnt sentimentalize Martin Luther king too much. He was a fighter. He was a battler for principle. As were many other people in the black freedom struggle, white and black and while compromise has a great role in all these issues were talking about, principle and the battle for ideas is also extremely important and we shouldnt be embarrassed about it. When we look at the Lincoln Movie what was going on, politics was going on absolutely but at the same time lincoln was trying to do two huge things at once. Get a 13th amendment through and end the civil war and he achieved it by politics, but ferocious battle so we shouldnt get too dewee about the nature of political compromise and what it is. I want to bring in Pierre Thomas because hes our senior justice correspondent but wants to weigh in on this issue. Pierre. Reporter diane, i was thinking as bill was talking to that couple in the 60s and 70s many africanamerican families have pictures of dr. Martin luther king and president kennedy in their homes and it strikes me that among all their africanamericans, president obama has reached that status. Theres a personal connection with him and i was talking to some people right after the election and they felt one person said they were sick after his first debate and i remember thinking, thats a very personal feeling to have after someones debate. [ laughter ] so i think its again a moment where people have very striking connection with this president in part because of the legacy of the past, my parents were an example talked about being afraid when schools were integrated in virginia where i grew up so, again, this president having been reelected for many people particularly the older americans, africanamericans, has true meaning to them. But, you know, its not just africanamericans who benefited from this clause. As a result of Martin Luther king and the freedom riders and all of the activity around civil rights, the 1964 civil rights bill was passed, and before that, you had even in i mean, i grew up in the deep south where everything was segregated but you had here in washington and around the country help wanted ads that were white colored male female and what changed that was the law. The 1964 civil rights bill outlawed discrimination in employment on the basis of race, national origin, creed and sex. And women around america have as much to be gratefulforthis movement as do africanamericans and people of minorities, because without that word sex being in the 1964 civil rights bill, you could still be having ads that are male female and very different Jobs Available to the two sexes. Thanks, cokie. I want it take a moment for anyone tuning in to bring you up to date where things stand. We are running a little bit late, i believe, on the planned schedule but were still looking at pennsylvania avenue, gathering for the motorcade. The president still in the lunch with congressional leaders and we will rejoin it at the end of it to make sure we hear the toast for the president and he is, of course, getting ready to make a response at that moment but we left you sometime ago, cokie, saying that you wanted to point out something you had done. Not that i had done. In that room up around the edging is etched into the walls over a door the words the lind di room. My mother and only room in the United States capitol named for a woman. And it is the Gathering Place for the female members of congress. The congresswomans reading room and office statuary hall. And there we there we see that magnificent capitol dome right there. The president and congressional leaders finishing up their lunch right now and, of course, theyre going to go from that, the toast and then to the parade up answer avenue from the capitol to the white house. I feel on behalf of the 15 chefs standing in the hallway with makeshift bunson burners preparing the meal keep talking about the calories in fact, it is lobster, bison, apple pie, sounds good to me. Sounds better than what the Eisenhower Administration pretty much launched us with potato puffs and chicken, so we have to have a tip of the hat to them. Theyre doing something incredible. And there are privileges that come with being the chairman of the inauguration and chairman of the lunch, the wines come from new york state. Thank you, senator Chuck Schumer, senator from new york. That is true. Lets go to david muir, still at the capitol. David. Reporter hey, diane, i think i might be the only one that didnt get an invitation for lobster and bison. Look at the National Mall. It is completely empty. It shows how much they focus their attention on the next part, the parade back from the capitol once lunch is finished in statuary hall. Down on the ground with the camera down here, if we could show the capitol behind me, this is something that we couldnt kind of point out earlier, one of the things theyre commemorating on this inauguration is the very top of the dome if you come to washington what a glorious city it is with its blue sky behind the dome that is the statue of freedom put atop the dome 150 years ago. There was an american sculptor who sculpted this beauty 16 feet high over in italy and passed away and they had to ship the statue in pieces in crates back to america and once it got here, sort of fascinating about how they had to in washington, d. C. It stalled because were in the middle of a civil war and fipp reed continued to work on it and thats why they were able to finish this beautiful piece of work and put it on the dome 150 years ago and brought it down in 93 to refurbish it. The commemoration to mark the 150 years there. The flags up there, one in the center is the flag we know. One on each side, that marks when illinois, president obamas home state entered the union, 21 stars there and on each side at the far ends, the betsy ross flag as we know it. They hang those every year part of the tradition there. If you look up where the president was standing and took the oath a short time ago people certainly they have some sort of path to get there but taking photographs looking down on the mall but theyre starting to take down this side of the capitol as you know as they all moved into lunch. Quickly become a bit of a ghost town though. I will let you know if anything changes here but the sun is out. The temperature at last check, 40 degrees and the parade im told is going to be the warmest point in the day. So back to you. David, lonely report. It sure is. I cant remember inauguration where it all broke down so quickly. That is amazing, david muir. Where excitement where you are, cecieliilia vega. Reporter its nice out here. The weather, the sun shining, crowds dissipated. What you cant see from my Vantage Point but a sneak preview of whats to come, the parade is about to start. I see a glimmer now that its so sunny outside of the sun shining on some pretty big tubas making their way to the parade route. Its going to be a lot of fun. We spent the morning with these kids from all over the country, eight different floats, youre going to see everything out there from 9,000 marchers to 50 eight different floats, 200 different kinds to animals from pets to dogs and horses and just a lot of fun. You guys are going to enjoy it. Theyre getting under way pretty soon. Diane and george . And now were looking at the president as hes going table to table inside the lunch. Our cameras have been turned back on. Talking to pat leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee. The agenda there shepherding that and should also say right behind the president is mr. And mrs. Nicholson and the president s number one golf part nev partner over the last four years. I know that one the president marks most is all the sports activities are slower than they were. The basketball games are going slower. He will be toasting the leaders of the senate and house in just a couple of minutes as he goes from table to table right there. That is Justice Ginsburg right there. Of course. Yes, from kenya and i believe a number of family members were there four years ago. When he made his first trip to kenya as a young man that was the relative that was closest to him and showed him around kenya the area his family is from. That side of the family is from. We know they are giving him a gift which has an etching and looks like senator schumer is going to begin again. They will have official photographs coming up. There will be toasts and we will join them as they do. Please take your seats. And i hope everyone has enjoyed the lunch. I think i think we really deserve a round of applause. [ applause ] to our chef and caterer. All the people that served the meal so expertly theyve done a great job. So it is now my honor to invite the speaker of the house, the john boehner to the podium to present the official flag. Senator, thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the old hall of the house. The peoples representatives met in this chamber over five decades prior to the civil war. And its a wonder it made it here that long. See the acoustics were terrible. You just couldnt hear anything. Or in some spots you could hear everything that was being said in the room. To make it it was a mess. And of course it was also at a time when our leaders werent hearing each other all that well to begin with. But here a century and a half and many architectural improvements later and gather in the old hall to better hear one another and to renew the appeal to better it. We do see amid the rituals of unity none more important than our flag. This year old glory will mark a milestone of her own. It was the spring of 1813 that the new commander at ft. Mchenry ordered a flag to be flown over the entrance to baltimore harbor. It should be so large, he said that the british will have no difficulty in seeing it from a distance. For such an enormous banner, mother and Daughter Team had to stitch together overlapping strips of wool to make the product whole. From many, one. So a grand flag was born and not long after that an anthem to go with it. Today, whenever we put out the flag, whenever we hear it snapping in the wind, it gives us proof of the blessing that we call democracy. The symphony of service and faithfulness in which we will all play a part. So in the spirit of harmony, im proud to present the flags that flew over this battalion of democracy today to president barack obama and Vice President joe biden and to you, gentlemen, i say congratulations and godspeed. [ applause ] [ applause ] i am now pleased to introduce my friend and colleague and partner in this inaugural endeavor, senator Lamar Alexander to the podium to present the official photograph. Thanks, chuck. Mr. President and michelle mr. Vice president and jill, president and mrs. Clinton, president and mrs. Carter, mr. Chief justice, one former president who is not here today, honey and i were sitting next to him george h. W. Bush and barbara and before he got up to speak he said to barbara, barbara, what should i speak about and she said, in a very loud whisper, about five minutes, george. Ill take about one minute. There will probably come a time, mr. President and mrs. Obama and to the bidens when your children are trying to explain to their grandchildren that this day actually happened. And if those great grandchildren dont believe it, we have pictures. [ laughter ] and these pictures are for you and we wish you the best as you work for that common good, mr. Cortez spoke about in the invocation, and as you so eloquently talked about in your description of the american character today. Thank you. [ applause ] okay. I would now like to introduce the distinguished majority leader of the house of representatives eric cantor to present the lenox inaugural gift. Good afternoon. On behalf of the joint Congressional Committee on inaugural ceremonies, its my honor to present the president and mrs. Obama, Vice President and dr. Biden with these beautiful crystal vases. The vases are the finest quality full lead crystal from lenox china and crystal. The images of the United States capitol and the white house are hand cut and etched into the crystal. The crystal bases on which the vases sit on inscribed with the name of the recipient and todays date. President obama, mrs. Obama will receive the vase depicting the white house. Vice president and dr. Biden will receive the vase depicting the United States capitol. The vases were designed by Timothy Carter and hand cut by master glass cutter peter orourke. At this time, my wife and i invite president and mrs. Obama and Vice President dr. Biden to join us in looking at the beautiful vases. [ applause ] okay, i am now pleased invite my colleague House Democratic leader nancy pelosi to the podium to present the mementos you all will receive as you leave statuary hall. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman schumer and cochair vice chair alexander for a wonderful, wonderful inauguration. Mr. President , mr. President , mr. President , first lady, first lady, first lady, dr. Biden, to all of our distinguished guests, so far youve heard of gifts to our to the president and the Vice President. Ill tell you about the gifts for you. Freedom now stands on the dome of the capitol of the United States. May she stand there forever not only in form but in spirit, those were the words that were expressed when 150 years ago by the commissioner of public buildings as the statue of freedom was placed atop the capitol during the presidency of president lincoln. That expression of the spirit of freedom is what we want you to take with you today and is contained in this portfolio of essays you will receive from the joint Congressional Committee on the inaugural ceremony along with a framed depiction of the capitol as it appeared at the start of the civil war. You heard it well described by chairman schumer during his remarks. Today the statue of freedom in that spirit of freedom watches over the capitol as another president from illinois take has taken the oath of office. Despite the challenges of our time at home and abroad, we heard in president obamas inaugural address a message of hope, a vision of peace, progress and prosperity and a promise of freedom for all. May god bless you, president obama, Vice President biden and your family. Congratulations with much with wishes for much success for you for that is the success of our nation. May god bless you all. May god bless america. Enjoy your memento of the occasion. [ applause ] mr. President and dr. Biden and your whole wonderful family and family, i now rise to toast the Vice President of the United States and my former colleague and my friend, joe biden. Mr. Vice president , you have been an extraordinary leader of this nation and a true partner to our president these past four years. You play many roles. Adviser, advocate, implement tore, persuader, strategist and most important of all, friend. Were confident this unique partnership between you and our great president will only grow stronger and more productive over the next four years. Mr. Vice president , on the surface we dont share a common ancestry, but on a deeper level we do share a common story, an american story of achieving our dream, thanks to the sacrifice of our immigrant forbearers. As you embark on your welldeserved second term in the spirit of those who came before us and on behalf of all americans, we offer you all our support and warmest wishes and we say to you, slacnha [ speaking a Foreign Language ] and cheers to our great Vice President. Mr. President , and all the president s assembled, i always enjoyed this lunch more than anything we did in the capitol for the 36 years i served in the senate, i had the great honor of being included in this lunch, former president s and Vice President s and because it really is it really is the place where we get together in a way unlike any other time when we gather. Its always a new beginning every time were in this room and theres a sense of possibilities, theres a sense of opportunity and a sense sometimes fleeting but a sense that maybe we can really begin to Work Together, and, chuck, we may come from different ancestors but as all our colleagues know over the years were cut from the same cloth, that we share that same common absolute conviction that was expressed by harry truman when he said america was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. Thats what youve done throughout your career and thats what almost everyone in this room has done. At the end of the day, its an absolute confidence theres not a thing, a single thing this country cant do. I spent too much time with all of you not to know you feel it with every fiber in your being that theres nothing, nothing this country is incapable of. I must say the president kids me occasionally, i know harry reid always calls me a senate man. I am proud to have been a senate man. I am proud to be president of the senate. But that pride is exceeded only by the fact im proud to be Vice President of the United States serving as Barack ObamasVice President. Its one of the great privileges. [ applause ] one of the great privileges of my life. As a matter of fact, if the president will forgive me as were walking out and he was as he said savoring the moment looking out at the crowd and all those americans assembled, i found myself surprised even and turning to him and saying thank you, thanks, thanks for the chance, thanks for the chance to continue to serve. And so, folks, i raise my glass to a man who never, never, never operates out of fear, only operates out of confidence and the guy im toasting is you, chuck. [ laughter ] and a guy, a guy who i plan on working with. You cant get rid of me, man. Remember, im still part of the senate. God bless you, chuck. Youve done a great job and lamar, you, as well, Chuck Schumer, good to see you, pal. The best part to these events are unscripted. I would now like to introduce our Senate Majority leader, my good friend and really foxhole buddy, a great man, harry reid to offer the official toast to the president. [ applause ] americans today are wishing the president godspeed for the next four years. People all over the world are looking at us and our democracy and wishing the president the best in the years to come. Ive had the good fortune of the last many years to work on very close, personal basis with president obama. Ive watched him with the most difficult challenges a person could face. Ive watched him do this with brilliance, with patience, with coura courage, wisdom and kindness for which i have learned a great deal. So, mr. President , i toast and pray for you, your wonderful family and our great country, four more successful years, barack obama. Hear, hear. Hear, hear. Michelle and the speaker of the house came to a meeting of the minds that i may be delaying the proceedings too much and so im just going to be extraordinarily brief and say thank you. To my Vice President who has not only been an extraordinary partner, but an extraordinary friend and to dr. Jill biden, who as partnered with my wife with an extraordinary generosity on behalf of our men and women in uniform. To the entire cabinet that is here, im grateful to you, some of you are staying and some of are you leaving but i know the extraordinary sacrifices that you and my team have made to try to advance the cause of progress in this country, and im always going to be grateful to you for that. To the speaker of the house and nancy pelosi, to democratic leader harry reid, as well as republican leader Mitch Mcconnell and to all the congressional leaders and all the members of congress who are here, i recognize that democracy is not always easy and i recognize there are profound differences in this room. But i just want to say thank you for your service and i want to thank your families for their service, because regardless of our political persuasions and perspectives, i know all of us serve because we believe we can make america for future generations. And im confident that we can act at this moment in a way that makes a difference for our children and our childrens children. You know, i know that former president carter, president clint clinton, they understand the irony of the president ial office, which is the longer youre there, the more humble you become and the more mindful you are that it is beyond your powers individually to move this great country. You can only do it because you have extraordinary partners and a spirit of goodwill and most of all because of the strength and resilience and fundamental goodness of the American People. And i would like to join all of you, not only in toasting the extraordinary work that Chuck Schumer and Lamar Alexander and others have done to create this special day for us, but i also want to thank each and every one of you for not only your service in the past, but hopefully your service in the future, as well, and i would like to offer one last toast and that is to my extraordinary wife, michelle. There is controversy about the quality of the president , no controversy about the quality of our current first lady. [ applause ] cheers. Thank you, everybody. God bless you. And god bless america. Hear, hear. The president closing out the congressional lunch with a toast to his wife, a thank you to the members of congress, democrat and republican for their service to the country reminding everyone that democracy is not easy, reminding everyone of the profound differences in the room and what he called the irony of president ial services, he said, the longer you serve there, the more humble you become. I want to go to george will with that, a much more modest note than we saw in the inaugural and already the reviews of the president s address coming in from several Top Republican members of congress as we see archbishop dimitrious giving the benediction. Orrin hatch, excellent. Senator mccain and senator Susan Collins and senator ron johnson saying they saw divisive and did not see the president reaching out. Well see what happens tomorrow morning. For now, this is lunch is one of the quadrennial moments that show our differences lead to hostility. That said on a day like this, we have kind of lot of rhetorical cotton candy thats mostly air and sugary and obscures a fact, and the fact is we have two parties for a reason. And the reason is that we have different political sensibilities and different opinions about the nature of the american regime, how the citizen ought to be related to the central government, how important politics ought to be and the allocation of wealth and opportunity. Because barack obama is a serious man in a serious political tradition, the american progressive tradition going back a hundred years to Woodrow Wilsons first year in 1913 in the white house, because he has driven a serious agenda, he has driven people into a serious opposition and its not unhealthy and neither, by the way, is gridlock. Gridlock is an american achievement. Most people in the world live under governments they wish were capable of gridlock and, inning father, the american system presupposes a lot of concurrent majorities in the house with its own constituencies, a majority in the senate with different electoral rita ships and constituents and a president ial majority and if challenged in its constitutionality a majority of five in the Supreme Court. Lots of majorities in play. Its slow, its difficult and its supposed to be. All right, george, we thank you and i want to ask you, david remnick, now about the toasts that were given to the president. I was struck by joe biden talking about the president not being afraid and i know you wrote about that too. When he came in, hes just not scared and that he said basically at least hed be the least erratic and said to everybody coming in, i dont have big highs, i dont have big lows but will be straight down the middle. Hes a pretty cool customer and the job of joe biden throughout the administration to advertise those qualities of character. If you remember after the killing of osama bin laden, it was joe biden who to anyone who would listen kept saying that not only did biden oppose the mission, but that he watched the president take in all the advice and cooley make sense of it and then make the decision that he needed to make. This has been very much his role or one of them. Okay, please be seated for a moment. My pleasure, archbishop. Well, i think everyone will agree this has been a wonderful inaugural ceremony, a delicious lunch, but its now time to head to our next happy stop, the president ial parade. Like many of you, ive marched in hundreds, but as we optimistically step into the next page of American History under the leadership of president obama, ive a feeling this one is going to be something truly special so thank you for being here, god bless you all, god bless america. [ applause ] and so the luncheon is over and they will proceed out. We are expecting the president to head towards the east steps as we have been told he makes it out of statuary hall and stop at the statue of Martin Luther king on his way out. Then hell head on to the parade, work his way up pennsylvania avenue, about 9,000 participants as they head up for that and certain well see president obama and mrs. Obama get out and walk at least part of that way. Its such a beautiful day. Plus they love the motorcade. So, cokie, as the president walks out, what does he see around him as he heads towards this one more time. So hes seeing in the room that hes in now, hes seeing the statues of the dignitaries of various states, actually the two best are from hawaii, his own state king kamehameha and father damion who was someone who ministered to the lepers and theyre just fabulous statues. King has gold all over it and father damion is square and interesting but most of these are your basic boring bronze statues. Dont say that about henry clay from kentucky. But the weight of them is that the room was very ready to collapse so theyre spread all around the capitol and in the Capitol Visitors Center is now whats called emancipation hall and it has Jeannette Rankin who was of course the first woman in congress and it has another king statue, so they are all around the capitol. Now hes going to walk this is the rotunda that he will walk through which has president ial statues and then as you saw that wonderful shot up into the dome, that is the pathiosis of George Washington or George Washington in heaven and its a combination of mythical and real figures so it has, for instance, robert moros, the great financier of the revolution delivering the money to George Washington but with mercury helping him, so it is quite a combination. It was done by constant steen bermidi, the great artist of the capitol, who there it is, its really quite George Washington is in the purple dress over there and bermidi was an italian who was very much in love with american democracy and he signed his work constantine, american citizen. Thats the appropriate word for the day because that was his great pride was being an american citizen. Painting that mural he fell and never really recovered. A lot he didnt die there but he didnt recover. A lot of the work of the artistry of the capitol since then was taken up by an artist named alan cox so they are corridors of the capitol. Lets hear it for the best tour i have had. I did grow up there. In the rotunda, by the way, is a statue that we call the three ladies in the bathtub because its a funny this rising out of rock and its susan b. Anthony and it took a long time to move them up from that crypt down below to the rotunda and a lot of private fundraising to do that because we thought the ladies in the tub should definitely be in the rotunda, not in the basement. And when the president goes out to review the troops, again, this places back to washington because the militias joined up with him going up to mt. Vernon up to his first inaugural. And arrived in new york and came across on a barge across the hudson river and wore his plain broad cloth suit, took the oath in federal hall and a week later Martha Washington arrived on that same barge with all kinds of fanfare. And president obama about to come into that hall and pay homage to the stature of Martin Luther king and in the streets of washington our parade well be right back with that abc News Coverage of the inauguration 2013 continues. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. 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No one said a word here in the rotunda, and then he walked very quietly, very solemnly out the door where he is now headed for the parade. This is really his last moment. His last moments there. You saw that poignant moment before when he wanted to look out across the mall saying this is the last time ill see this view. Everything he does here today as president is one of those last moments, so he walked very slowly out of the rotunda, know theyre looking forward to that parade, but clearly a poignant moment. Certainly seemed like that and i guess it just makes me believe and want to go to Donna Brazile on this in just a second because i think we have to remind everyone ten years ago, barack obama was a state senator in illinois. Elected to the senate in 2004 improbable journey in 2008 gave his announcement speech running for president in 2008 in springfield, illinois, first homage to Abraham Lincoln who he paid homage again to today and Martin Luther king, one of his heroes. This has been a meteoric rise, Donna Brazile. It has and in many ways barack obama was right where Martin Luther king was trying to take us as a country, as a nation, as a people. He talked about freedom and justice. He talked about the day that we would finally look at each other as americans, not as blacks, as whites and to see barack obama, president barack obama stand before us, the drum major for justice, the man who represents so many, who sacrificed their lives so that we could witness this day. It is very, very moving and inspiring. Donna brazile, weighing in and as we continue in washington, this historic day, we will have conversations ahead with a number of those who participated including james taylor taylor, phoning us in, sang so movingly from the platform. That and the motorcade, coming up. From the museum in washington, d. C. , you are watching live abc News Coverage. Inauguration 2013. Come straigh i say, its breakfast time, not playtime. 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