Obama sworn in for 2nd term, calls for collective action

Barack Obama was publicly sworn in Monday for a second term as US president, before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands. Obama raised his right hand and rested his left on Bibles once owned by Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln, on an outdoor platform set on the West Front of the US Capitol building and below its elegant white dome. The president, the first African American to hold the office, launched his second term with a private swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, before basking in the full pomp of his office with public celebrations Monday.In his inaugural address the President talked about the challenges America faces today and how they are related to the founding principles of America. He called for unity and collective action, “My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment and we will seize it so long as we seize it together.” 


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