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Inauguration Day: Obama set for public inauguration Inauguration Day: Obama set for public swearing-in
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Barack Obama is to be publicly sworn in for his second term as US president. Hundreds of thousands of people are thronging Washington DC's National Mall to watch Barack Obama take the oath of office for a second term as president.
Hundreds of thousands are expected in Washington for the event, which will feature music from Beyonce, parades, black tie balls and tight security. Just before noon, Mr Obama will be sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in front of the US Capitol.
They will crowd on to the Washington Mall to see the president take the oath of office on the steps of the Capitol. Festivities include black-tie balls, a parade, and musical performances.
Mr Obama was officially inaugurated in a small White House ceremony on Sunday, as the US Constitution requires the president be sworn in by 20 January. Mr Obama was formally sworn in at a small White House ceremony on Sunday - the US Constitution dictates presidential terms begin on 20 January.
In the famous Blue Room, he rested his hand on a Bible used for many years by his wife's family and vowed "to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States". In the famous Blue Room with his wife and daughters, the Democratic president rested his hand on a Bible that was used for many years by Michelle Obama's family, and was sworn in by Justice Roberts.
He will repeat those words at Monday's public inauguration, in which he is also expected to use part of his address to outline his plans for the next four years. According to the words href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii" >prescribed by the US Constitution, Mr Obama swore he would "faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States".
He will repeat those words at Monday's public inauguration, placing his left hand on Bibles owned by legendary American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and President Abraham Lincoln.
Then, Mr Obama will give an inaugural address in which he will lay out his vision for a second term.
Mr Obama is not expected to preview his policy agenda on Monday - he will address that in next month's State of the Union speech, when he will ask bitterly divided lawmakers to come together and reduce gun violence, overhaul the immigration system and reduce the yawning federal budget deficit.
Speaking at a reception for supporters late on Sunday, Mr Obama suggested he would dwell on the "common good" and the "goodness, the resilience, neighbourliness, the patriotism" of Americans.Speaking at a reception for supporters late on Sunday, Mr Obama suggested he would dwell on the "common good" and the "goodness, the resilience, neighbourliness, the patriotism" of Americans.
"What we are celebrating is not the election or the swearing-in of the president," Mr Obama said. "What we are doing is celebrating each other and celebrating this incredible nation that we call home.""What we are celebrating is not the election or the swearing-in of the president," Mr Obama said. "What we are doing is celebrating each other and celebrating this incredible nation that we call home."
By the end of Monday, Mr Obama will have taken the oath four times - as many as President Franklin D Roosevelt. By Monday afternoon, Mr Obama will have taken the oath four times - as many as President Franklin D Roosevelt.
Four years ago, Mr Obama had to repeat the oath privately to make sure all constitutional obligations were met after he tripped over the words. Four years ago, Mr Obama repeated the oath privately to make sure all constitutional obligations were met after Justice Roberts tripped over the words in the public ceremony.
Following Monday's ceremony outside Congress, Mr Obama will have the traditional lunch with US lawmakers in the building's Statuary Hall. Following Monday's ceremony, Mr Obama will have the traditional lunch with US lawmakers in the capitol building's Statuary Hall.
The president is then expected to follow the recent tradition of walking through the crowds for at least some of the way in the procession back to the White House. Later, the president is expected to walk at least part of the parade route down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the White House.
Vice-President Joe Biden, who was also sworn in on Sunday, will repeat his oath publicly as well. Vice-President Joe Biden, who was also sworn in on Sunday - by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor - will repeat his oath publicly as well.
Thousands of workers and volunteers prepared Monday's celebrations. White tents, trailers and generators are set up along the Washington Mall parade route, while nearby buildings have been adorned with red, white and blue bunting. In the evening, the Obamas will don formal evening attire for several lavish inaugural balls in Washington.
In 2009, nearly two million people crammed into Washington to witness President Obama's first inauguration. The zone surrounding the National Mall in the US capital is in virtual lockdown, with movement of people and vehicles tightly restricted.
Four years on, the mood is unlikely to match that excitement, says the BBC's Ben Wright in Washington. White tents, trailers and generators are set up along the parade route, while nearby buildings have been adorned with red, white and blue bunting.
But, he adds, the second inauguration of America's first black president is a moment many will not want to miss. Officials estimate about 700,000 people will attend the inauguration, down significantly from 2009, when about 1.8 million people witnessed Mr Obama be sworn in as America's first black president.
About 260,000 people attended George W Bush's second inauguration ceremony in 2005, with an additional 150,000 lining the parade route, officials said.
"We wanted to see history, I think, and also for the children to witness that anything is possible through hard work," David Richardson of Atlanta, in the crowd with his two young children, told the Associated Press.
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