#Inauguration of President Obama

President Obama was sworn into office in a public ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts administered the oath as the president touched the bibles owned by his heroes Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.

Vice President Joe Biden, using a bible that has been in his family since 1893, also took the oath of office, administered by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

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(US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha(2nd-R) and Malia arrive at St. John's Church on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC, hours before Obama participates in a ceremonial swearing in for a second term in office. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images))