TDS Time Machine | Presidential Inaugurations

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🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Looking back at The Daily Show’s coverage of previous presidential inaugurations.

Jon Stewart covers the first inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009 with help from Jason Jones, Wyatt Cenac, and Samantha Bee. Jon returns in 2013 for President Obama’s second inauguration, joined by Jessica Williams, Al Madrigal, and Jason Jones. Trevor Noah covers Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration with a song. Unpacking the 2021 transition of power to President Biden, Trevor wonders where we go from here.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.5	January 20th, 2009.
0:14.1	Live from New York City and Washington, D.C.,
0:18.0	it's the Daily Show with John Stewart's inauguration special.
0:24.5	ChangeFest O'9, Rebirth of a Nation, a night of history and balls.
0:39.2	What a day.
0:43.2	The inauguration of the 44th president of these United States, Barack Obama.
0:45.3	He is...
0:49.8	Really?
0:51.3	You didn't... Oh, God.
0:53.1	You guys... You really didn't know it was today?
0:57.0	How long have you people been waiting in line?
1:00.0	In Washington, D.C., the inaugural drew, my God!
1:05.0	It must be one or two thousand people to them all.
1:09.0	But for Barack Obama, the day began as it does for so many millions of Americans, with the awkward
1:14.0	co-worker carpool.
1:20.7	Boy, that's a sound Bush probably doesn't hear too often when he...
1:24.7	Probably turned to Obama.
1:25.9	What kind of booze are these?
1:29.0	Happy booze?
1:30.2	Better get in the car
1:31.2	before they start throwing victory shoes.
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