The 46th president

Post Reports

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

An inauguration like no other. And how the White House residence staff say goodbye to one first family and hello to another.

Joe Biden has been inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, calling for unity in a speech to a divided nation. White House reporter Sean Sullivan reports.

Kamala D. Harris is the first woman, and the first woman of color, to become vice president. Producer Jordan-Marie Smith talks to Harris's Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters about how they’re celebrating.

Moving presidents’ families into and out of the White House is a complicated process, expertly coordinated by the chief usher of the residence. Graphics reporter Bonnie Berkowitz describes the delicate dance, usually completed in under five hours.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi, this is Tracy Jamm, Colle from the Post.
0:09.0	I'm a director.
0:10.0	President, from PowerU.
0:11.0	Hi, it's Robert.
0:12.0	Give on at the Washington Post.
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:15.0	I'm routine powers.
0:19.0	It's Wednesday, January 20th.
0:24.0	Today, an inauguration like no other.
0:27.0	And what it tells us about the future of the country.
0:34.0	Please raise your right hand and repeat after me.
0:41.0	I, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. do solemnly swear.
0:45.0	I, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. do solemnly swear.
0:49.0	That I will faithfully execute.
0:51.0	That I will faithfully execute.
0:53.0	The Office of President of the United States.
0:55.0	The Office of President of the United States.
0:58.0	And will to the best of my ability.
1:00.0	Will to the best of my ability.
1:02.0	Preserve, protect, and defend.
1:04.0	Preserve, protect, and defend.
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