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The Daily

The Inauguration of Joe Biden

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Unity was the byword of President Biden’s Inaugural Address. The speech was an attempt to turn the page. But can this be achieved without, as many in the Democratic coalition believe, a full reckoning with and accountability of how America got to this point of division? Today, we explore the defining messages of the president’s inaugural address.

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0:00.0

Good morning.

0:02.4

I'm Emily Cochran.

0:04.4

I'm a congressional reporter for the Times.

0:08.8

It is about 8 a.m. on January 20th.

0:12.9

And I am walking the Capitol Hill to help cover the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th

0:20.0

President.

0:21.0

You can see the lava spectrum.

0:37.9

Hey first checkpoint.

0:41.1

This means all these going to be an unusual inauguration.

0:47.1

It is different from any other and more limited than any other because of the pandemic.

0:57.4

But the breach of the Capitol on January 6th has transformed this even further.

1:09.4

Thank you sir.

1:12.6

What do you got at your home?

1:14.6

Head to the Capitol sir.

1:15.6

Can I see your inaugural badge?

1:17.6

I'll see your face too.

1:22.6

Okay.

1:23.6

Thank you very much.

1:25.6

I will be inside the Capitol Span.

1:30.6

Hence the various track points that I am not going through.

1:38.6

At this point I want to track a public.

1:40.6

I have a very nice, but I have such a militarized presence.

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