Features one of the most important events in history, and includes the pre-inaugural events from the morning of January 20, 2009, the Oath of Office and Inaugural Speeches in their entirety, benediction from Dr. Joseph Lowery, recitation by Elizabeth Alexander, and much more.

Inaugurations take place in a swirl of pageantry, but the historic swearing-in of Barack Obama lives on in a handsome 160-page commemorative photo book that documents the official ceremony, the parade, the crowds, moments public and private, and the inaugural balls with all their finery.

Describes the inaugural ceremonies of the thirty-seven Presidents from Washington to Nixon drawing on contemporary letters, diaries, newspapers, prints, and photographs.