Inauguration 2009

Obama Trades Oratory For Tough Talk

The new president urged Americans to shoulder a role in reshaping the nation.

Explore what Inauguration Day was like in Washington, through the eyes of NPR reporters around the city.

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NPR's David Folkenflik says the media cast about in sometimes unexpected ways to capture the moment on Inauguration Day.

NPR listeners share on-the-ground, multimedia reports of the historic day.

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NPR reporters were online to take your questions on Inauguration Day. Read a transcript.

Ella Mae Johnson of Cleveland would not be talked out of attending the inauguration.

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