First inauguration of Barack Obama - Wikipedia
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attended 10 official inaugural balls during the evening of January 20, 2009. [149] [150] Barack Obama wore a new tuxedo made by Hart Schaffner Marx, a Chicago-based menswear company. [143] He also wore a white bow tie, instead of the conventional black.
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3 days ago · At Obama’s first inauguration in 2009, around 1.8 million people attended the historic event. This surpassed the record of 1.2 million set in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson. Advertisement
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First inauguration of Barack Obama - Wikiwand
Barack Obama takes the oath of office to become the 44th president of the United States. "A New Birth of Freedom", a phrase from the Gettysburg Address, served as the inaugural theme to commemorate the 200-year anniversary of the birth year of President Abraham Lincoln.
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The ball was started as an inaugural event during President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first inauguration in 1953. Obama was unable to attend this ball, making him the first president since Eisenhower to not attend.