Teens have fun in front of the U.S. Capitol. VOA/KURDISH /Motabar Shirwani

Police on horses patrol on the National Mall ahead of the Obama inauguration festivities, January 20, 2013. (VOA/I. Blanco)

Two workers adjust U.S. flags on the Capitol as preparations continue for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., January 17, 2013.

People watch President Obama’s private swearing in at the White House from big screens at the National Mall. (VOA / D. Manis

President Barack Obama stains a bookshelf at Burrville Elementary School as the first family participated in a community service project for the National Day of Service, part of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, in Washington, January 19, 2013.

Vice President Joseph Biden, Jr. takes the oath of office, administered by Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in the residence of the vice president in Washington, January 20, 2012.

Media members provide Inauguration coverage at the National Mall, January 20, 2013. (D. Manis / VOA)

Obama / Oath 2009

Women hold Inauguration souvenirs in Washignton, DC, January 20, 2013. (VOA / D. Manis)