this one is the first inauguration. is not in the building, but this is the second president bush, and laura bush's beautiful red gown in 2001. here they are dancing in 2005, again you can see no columns in this one. now you can see the distinctive carpeting in the background that shows that that space that they're dancing on is where the fountain is with the presidential seal sitting on top of that. and finally we get to president obama. here is the picture of the facility, again decorated in a very patriotic fashion. both president bush and president obama chose to make and highlight this particular site as calling it the commander in chief's inaugural ball and it was dedicated in both cases to the members of the armed forces. ♪♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> this is quite typical of what inaugural balls can do. they can recognize, reward the people who have worked so hard for the president to get them elected, it can be generally open to the citizens. in the 1840s when andrew jackson was the president, he opened up the w

he wanted to have the popular people's inauguration. as the first one to walk from the capitol building all the way to the white house. he invited 300,000 people to various events, what he called parties rather than calling them balls around town. including this space here. he did not have menus or a formal meal. people snacked on peanuts and pretzels. his was much more low-key than some of the ones that were prior to that. now we moved to president reagan in 1981. now we have pictures of the setup. this is the beginning of the set up for president reagan's event here in the building in 1981. you can see the space is really -- the fountain down there is covered over and not used at all for these events. it becomes the dance floor for the presidents, in many cases. that was stage one, just beginning to set it up. there is another photograph of it further along. you can see the elaborate bunting. you have at the top or my finger is, you can see they have covered over the industrial roof with some sheets. it hides that a little bit. finally

. ♪ the colorful pageant moves on. inaugurationay of 1949 expresses the mood of the nation, a country striving for a peaceful world yet mindful of the military needs to make and keep that peace. in harry truman's own words, it marks the beginning of not only a new administration, but of a period that will be eventful, perhaps decisive, for the united states and for the world. ♪ >> january 21, 1957, -- narrator: the honor of your presence is requested at the ceremonies attending the inauguration of the president and vice president of the united states, january 21, 1957, committee on arrangement, senator styles bridges chairman, senator theodore francis green, senator john j. sparkman, speaker of the house sam rayburn, house majority leader, house minority leader joseph martin, jr. ♪ special musical score by the united states marine band, captain albert shelper, director. music composed and arranged by technical sergeant donald hunsberger, staff arranger. ♪ in the fall of 1956, our hand cameras were allowed to briefly cover a meeting

as they met to discuss plans for the coming inauguration. chairman of the committee senator styles bridges of new hampshire, speaker sam rayburn of texas, senator theodore francis green of rhode island, house majority leader john mccormick of massachusetts, senator john sparkman of alabama, house minority leader joseph w. martin, jr. of massachusetts. secretary to the committee and minority mark trice. installation of the special steel platforms was immediately begun. approximately 540,000 feet of lumber was used to provide seating for 12,000 of the invited guests. on january 3, 1957, the flag flew over the capitol as both houses of congress met to begin the first session of the 85th congress. several days later the president made an unprecedented address to a joint session of the congress who apprised the membership of the then serious situation. he expressed congressional approval for his mideastern policies. on january 20th the president and mrs. eisenhower again attended the national presbyterian church as they had four years ago. the rev

the inaugural ball to be held in honor of the president.attend, for separate balls were held. here at the mayflower hotel, we see guests. a jubilant teri humphrey -- secretary humphrey. ♪ >> the president and misses eisenhower were escorted by their hosts. [hail to the chief]

in about 15 minutes, the inaugural story of 1969. a film by the joint inaugural committee, senate recording studio, documenting the january 20, 1969 richard nixon inauguration. in about an hour from 1949, the inauguration of president truman. a chronicle of the event produced by the u.s. army. in 80 minutes, the inauguration of dwight eisenhower. also produced by the inaugural committee. this 1957 color film documents the events around president eisenhower's second term. ♪ >> this is the white house, the home and the office of the president of the united states. last november, some 70 million american citizens cast ballots to determine who would fill this chair. to determine the possible would follow responsibilities of this office. the choice was john fitzgerald kennedy. the youngest man ever elected. he follows a line which began with george washington, the first president and the only president elected by unanimous votes. he follows thomas jefferson. abraham lincoln, whose name stands as a symbol of compassion and humanity. from th

>> for the inauguration? >> that's right. >> i will ask chris rodriguez to come up who the director of the homeland security agency and will talk to you about a very specific process we put in place to protect the district and make sure we had a seamless process for federal assistance. director rodriguez? >> thank you, mayor and thank you for the question, amanda. the district over your go, as we began preparations for the inauguration, reached out to our support agencies to estimate our cost for the inauguration and we have cemented those costs at $34.9 million. that was our request to congress for the districts inauguration fund. it's important to note that part of a request was also looking at deficits we had rung up in our security fund which is annually appropriate by congress because of the heightened number of first amendment demonstrations we have seen throughout the year. as we were planning for this specific inauguration, after the first amendment demonstrations we saw over the summer, we change that

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this is the inauguration but also the 57th overall event. they've come together for the safety of the general public and the facilities. the d.h.s. with design planning with security operations in coordination with our partners for the 2021 inauguration has designated this event as a national security special event and finally, the secret service sees a mandated role as the agency for the design and the f.b.i. has the lead responsibility for domestic intelligence, counterterrorism investigations of crime and fema has responsibilities for emergency management and consequence management. i'm going to pass its to the director of the u.s. secret service. >> thank you. i appreciate the opportunity to talk to you about the depths of our plan. it's been going on for many months. these things are borne out of experiences we all endured in 199 in atlanta, the bombing there. it was realizeds that there was a gap between federal, states, and local when it came to securities planning and crisis response. in an effort to remedy that, there was a bit of l

johnson, they will review the inaugural parade. ade symbolizes the desire of the american people, regardless of party, to wish their new leaders well. ♪♪ the cadets of the united states military academy, the mid shipmen of the united states naval academy, ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> the cadets of the united states air force academy. ♪♪ floats representing states in the union add color and gaiety to the occasion. massachusetts, home state of president kennedy and the republican governor of the state. ♪♪ texas, home state of vice president johnson. ♪♪ ♪♪ this patrol boat is identical to the one commanded by president kennedy during his service in the pacific during world war ii. and so a nation spends the afternoon of an important day celebrating the inauguration of its 35th president. however, president kennedy's day is far from over. early evening brings a display of fireworks. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ and later this same evening, citizens from all over the country and the world continue the celebration by dancing at one or another of five inaugural balls. duri

you talk about this being the first inaugural address yard in -- the first inaugural address that youeard in person. set the stage for us. what was the country going through as he was beginning to take the oath of office? mr. mcconnell: the first one i heard in person was carter in 1977 on the east front of the capitol and four years later as carter was leaving and ronald reagan was coming in the inauguration had been moved to the west front of the capitol for the first time. reagan is given credit for that, but in truth that was done by congress. carter trivia second inauguration would have been on the west front of the capitol. i just remember it as a very unusual day, having seen the carter event four years before and having read about other inaugurations. it is january 20. it tends to be mighty cold going through the years. ronald reagan's inauguration, it was 55°. people were bundled up but it was a beautiful day, a little bit overcast. it got sunny around noon time. it was also a formal event. president reagan was dressed in morning clothes, and that was the dress code. everyone

to watch the inauguration or spend time in the nation's capital. anyone who has seen the mayor's recent press conferences or listen to her earlier statements will realize we are discouraging this in lieu of virtual participation, but we are prepared. we cannot allow the chaos and illegal activity that the united states and the world witnessed last week. our democracy is built on the rule of law, and the secret service workforce is dedicated and committed to upholding its oath to the constitution and ensure its vital, no fail mission regarding the presidential inauguration and the peaceful transfer of power is carried out. this year, as everyone is aware, our country is battling the most significant health crisis to face the nation and more than a century, and they need to follow recommended public-health guidance, blind -- combined with last week's events will likely impact the inauguration in every aspect area that said, our security plan was developed to respond to any contingency that might arise and leading up to january 20. our partners for se

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mcconnell: the second inaugural, yes. as involved with my colleague but mike was the real intellectual driver in that speech. we did spend a week or so together on the drafting. the first inaugural address i did not. it was mike and our colleague. host: our world had changed a lot in those quandaries. how do we care that in the tones in the two speeches? mr. mcconnell: it has been a while since i listen to either one of them. i remember impressionistic lee -- impressionisticly they both sounded a lot like him because in each case he spent so much time working on the speech. it debt it was true for all of the years i worked with them. speeches were very important to him and he wanted to bond with the speech by the time he got up and delivered it. he wanted it to be the representation of his best thoughts. he thought every speech was important. in looking back and listening to those inaugural addresses, it really sounded like him because it is him. a goodhearted man, a man clear in his purposes and eager to explain them to t

the first president in 1789 had a party after his inauguration. that time, the capital of the united states was not in washington, it was in new york city. the party was there. by 1793 when he was reelected, the party moved to philadelphia, which had become the capital at that time, temporarily, until the structures were built here in washington, d.c. by that time, washington was identified as the capital city, but was under construction. the capitol building under work as well as the president's house. this is not a place you could do that. he liked parties, although martha was not there because she was at mount vernon. when john adams became president he decided he would have no parties. the first ball that we know of that was in this town was president madison in 1809. the first part they had was in a -- dolly madison loved to have parties so the first one was in a hotel. they had parties and would have -- sometimes call a ball, sometimes party but it wasn't until the late 1840's that he really began to get into the theme of having an event of

host: dan, has there been an inauguration in the past, and inaugural speech in the past -- an inauguralpeech in the past, that has resonated with you? caller: yes. you know, they are all pretty good. bill clinton's, as i remember. i am 66. barack's was excellent, of course. on a side note, i happen to be there -- i happened to be there at the march on washington speech and that was a pretty good speech, so i expect a lot from mr. biden and i do not think we are going to be disappointed. host: that's dan in eureka, montana. chief justice john roberts will be swearing in joe biden as the 46th president. associate justice sonya sotomayor will be swearing in kamala harris as the 49th vice president. she swore in joe biden for his second term as vice president. bobby in spartanburg, south carolina, good morning to you. bobby, is there a past inaugural that really stuck with you, that inspired you would all? -- inspired you at all? caller: yes, i like to president trump's inaugural address. i am a trump supporter, but i am hoping that president joe biden, or president-elect for right now, wil

the inaugural ceremony is the transfer of presidential power.bolizes the strength of all three branches of government. in this spirit, the nakuro platform, the very help of this ceremony shared by distinguished guests from the congress, supreme court, and presidents cabinet. at 10:30 am, both the senate and the house of representatives convene. moments later the sergeant at the house carried the symbol of house authority onto the inaugural platform. thus, signaling the start of procession of distinguished guests. by tradition, the house of representatives is seated first. representatives are followed by members of the senate, with the senators in position of leadership in the vanguard. richard b russell of georgia. senator hugh scott of pennsylvania, minority whip. the governors of all the states are invited. and each is seated following the entrance of the senators. members of the diplomatic corps also figure prominently among the selected guests. led by the secretary of state and the secretary of defense, the new cabinet arrives. chief justice

to watch the inauguration or spend time in the nation's capital. anyone who's seen any of the mayor's recent press conferences or listened to her earlier statements will realize we are discouraging this in lieu of virtual participation, but we are . we cannot allow a recurrence of the chaos and illegal activity that the united states and the world witnessed last week. our democracy is built on the rule of law, and the secret service workforce is dedicated and committed to uphold its oath to the constitution and assure that it's vital, no-fail mission regarding the security of the presidential inauguration and the peaceful transfer of power is carried out. this year, of course, as everyone is aware, our country is battling the most significant health crisis to face the nation in more than a century. and the need to follow recommended public health guidance combined with the increased measures resulting from last week's events will undoubtedly impact the inauguration in almost every aspect. that said, our security plan was developed to respond to any

ronald reagan at the beginning of his inaugural address think jimmy carter for his assistance in the ransition. from then on inaugural addresses president. host: ronald reagan trivia speechwriter for this, let's listen to a minute and 14 seconds. [video clip] ronald reagan: the economic woes we have suffered have come upon us and against they will not go away in days or months but they will go away. and they will go away because we as americans have the capacity caller: -- they will go away because we as americans have the capacity now as we have had in the past to do whatever needs to be done to preserve his last and greatest pressure to freedom. in this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. government is the problem. [applause] my intention to curb the size and influence of the federal establishment and to demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the federal government and those reserved to the states or to the people. [applause] all of us need to be reminded that the federal government did not create the states. the states created

in 80 minutes, the inauguration of dwight eisenhower. also produced by the aggression inaugural committee. this 1957 color film documents the events around president eisenhower's second term. ♪ >> this is the white house, the home and the office of the president of the united states. last november, some 70 million american citizens cast balance -- ballots of who would fill this chair. to determine the possible would follow responsibilities of this office. the choice was john fitzgerald kennedy. the youngest man ever elected. he follows a line which began with george washington, the first president and the only president elected by unanimous post. -- votes. he follows thomas jefferson. abraham lincoln, whose name stands as a symbol of compassion and humanity. from their home in nearby georgetown on this day, january 20, 1961, mr. kennedy and his wife, jacqueline, come to the white house where they are greeted by president eisenhower. ♪ vice president nixon, vice president elect johnson and their wives were guests of the white house. for ma

in the fall of 1950, six or were hand cameras were allowed to briefly cover a meeting of a joint inauguralttee as they discussed plans for the incoming integration. chairman of the committee, of new hampshire, speaker sam, of new texas, senator frances greene of rhode island, house majority leader mccormack of massachusetts, senator john, of alabama, house minority leader joseph martin junior of massachusetts, senate -- mark. installation of the special steel platforms where television and use reel cameras was immediately begun. approximately 540,000 feet of lumber was used to provide seeding for 12,000 of the invited guests. on january 3rd, 1957, the flag flew over the capital as both houses of congress met to begin the first session of the 85th congress. several days later, the president may a unprecedented address to the joint session of congress to apprise the membership of that then serious situation. he requested congressional approval for his consultancy and received such a resolution from congress a short time later. i'm generally 20th, the president and mrs. eisenhower again atten

the inaugural ceremony is a unique event. but it also symbolizes the strength that lies in all three branches of government. in this spirit, the inaugural platform, the very hub of the ceremony, is shared by distinguished guests from the congress, from the supreme court and from the president's cabinet. at 10:30 a.m. both the senate and the house of representatives convene. moments later, the sergeant at arms of the house carried the mace, the symbol of house authority, on to the inaugural platform, thus signaling the start of the procession of distinguished guests. by tradition, the house of representatives is seated first. the representatives are followed by members of the senate with the senators in position of leadership in the vanguard. richard v. russell of georgia, the president protem of the senate, senator hugh scott of pennsylvania, minority whip, the governors of all the states are invited, and each is seated following the efforts of the senators. members of the diplomatic corp. also figure prominently among the se

. >>> the inaugural story 1969 is a 45-minute film by the joint congressional inaugural committee, the senate recording studio, and the naval photographic center. this film details the time-honored events of a presidential inauguration day. it focuses on the january 20th, 1969, richard nixon inauguration showing guests arriving at the u.s. capitol and scenes from the inaugural parade on pennsylvania avenue. ♪♪ ♪ this is my country ♪ ♪ land of my birth ♪ ♪ this is my country grandest on earth ♪ ♪ i pledge my allegiance america the bold ♪ ♪ for this is my country to have and to hold ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ of a new president, a group of men meet in the nation's capitol. this is the joint congressional inaugural committee. under the chairmanship of senator edward dirk son of illinois, the members establish policy, work out details. senator dirk son is assisted by senators mike mansfield of montana, representative gerald ford of michigan, speaker of the house john mccormick of massachusetts, representative carl albert of oklahoma, and mark trice, the executive director of the joint inaugural committee. t

this is the joint congressional inaugural committee. the chairmanship of the senator from illinois, the members establish policy, work out details. senator dirksen is assisted by senators mike mansfield of montana and edward jordan of north carolina. representative gerald ford of michigan, speaker of the house john mccormack of massachusetts. representative carl albert of oklahoma. mark trice, the executive director of the joint inaugural committee. the nation lays out an elaborate welcome mat for the new president. as the final day approaches tens of thousands of citizens from every state and territory arrive to witness the momentous event. for many without tickets, it was a long and cold weight. -- wait. january 20 began with below freezing weather and thousands of visitors out early to locate a vantage point close to the inaugural stand. wherever they hailed from, american citizens can claim two towns and once every four years they rededicate themselves to -- they congregate in one of them to rededicate themselves to the republic. thi

the headlines. thanks a lot. it is 6.32. let's get back to this inauguration00am morning news, we are waiting. >>for president elect biden to be sworn into office look at the field of flags behind us which we just talked about being surreal yeah, erie some i'm taking it that way when will not apply be celebratory i know i know and that's the way i look let's see what don michael yaki does he view what's going on today and the different feeling that we have going into this inauguration. our political correspondent who has been with us analyzing all of the moves throughout the trump administration and the elections. good morning michael. happy know you're a at do i yeah it just it feels looking at ok just start with the feeling just seeing. >>flags instead of people just seeing high security just how how do you feel looking at all of what's going on today. >>think there are 2 things to to think about one is that this is what whatever the setting is this is an unprecedented occurrence in the history of. humans which is the peaceful transition of power. you know p

this will probably be the most protected inauguration in history, the 59th inauguration, at least 25,000ssentially armed soldiers, in the streets of washington, dc guarding the perimeter around the capital. there are bridges coming into washington, dc that will be closed, there are garage is around this area that are closed, there are checkpoints coming to the main sections leading into the white house of the united states capital —— the white house, the united states capitol, and a building drawn here. you are seeing... correlated by the us secret service because this is a national security event. they're working with the us capitol police to guard this after the attempted insurrection and the fear they might be armed protesters coming back into washington, dc to protest the inauguration ofjoe biden. protest the inauguration of joe biden. ~ ~' ., protest the inauguration of joe biden. ~ ~ ., protest the inauguration of joe biden. ~ ., , biden. we know rose about the number ofthe biden. we know rose about the number of the inauguration _ biden. we know rose about the number of the inaugu

so there is some precedent for doing the inaugural inside. , i'm told by some senior government officials that there actually has been discussion of this, but that so far the presidential inaugural committee, not surprising to you, has said, no, we are going to do it outside. whether that will change or not in the coming days, i don't know. but there is some precedent for doing it indoors. >> and i was just going to say, you know, there was a real threat to barack obama's inauguration, and in hindsight, considering what the threat was, it's probably surprising they chose to go ahead and do it outside. so it's not as if -- joe biden wouldn't be the first president to decide to go through with something, even as there's an active threat against his life. >> yeah, and the first obama inaugural, that was a threat that developed just in the hours before the inauguration and there was a sort of feverish effort to chase it down and it turned out to wash out. but there was a lot of nervousness leading up to it. >> pete williams, our justice correspond

to recreate the official inaugural invitation in her own style. ere the official more formal invitation. for more, you can follow us all on facebook, twitter and instagram. i'm laura garcia, nbc. you're watching "today in the bay." oh, you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. cause when you hook our community up with the internet... boom! look at ariana, crushing virtual class. jamol, chasing that college dream. michael, doing something crazy. this is the place where we can show the world what we can do. comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wifi-enabled lift zones, so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. oh we're ready. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "today in the bay" on this inauguration day. a live look in washington. this is along the washington mall. you see the capitol there, which will of course host this historic day in the inauguration of president-elect joe biden. joe biden himself is attending mass at the moment at st. matthew's church there

where will media be permitted on the day of the inauguration? >> that i would have to defer to the communications subcommittee. they've been coordinating with all the various media partners and outlets to make sure that they are credentialed and that they have access. i don't know specifically right now, but we can get that answer back to you. >> okay, thank you. >> yes. >> jane recker, "washingtonian." last time we ran into people not wearing masks, they didn't know how to handle it. i know airbnb are not going to be renting out properties next week. what guidance have you given to hotels that are shutting down, and if not, what support are you giving them for people coming in? >> i think we addressed this question earlier in the week, and it should be pretty clear that we have some housing needs still in the city. so we have not ordered hotels to shut down in the central business district or in the district. however, we do know that they know their business operations the best, and they may make a decision not to offer services for public safet

of the bands at the inauguration of joe biden and kamala harris. rehema ellis with our "inspiring america" report. >> reporter: the drum line from biden's alma mater, the university of delaware, will participate in the presidential escort to the white house. following a tradition of inaugural marching bands. on the scale of one to ten, how excited are you? >> easily a ten. i'm super excited. >> may even have to go up to 11 i mean, this is just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >> reporter: howard university's drum line will escort their alum, vice president-elect kamala harris. what's the historical impact to you? >> i feel like the school in the future will be able to look back, this is the first and it's not the last. >> reporter: as one of the nation's historically black colleges and universities, high energy and showmanship are at the center of their performance. ♪ ♪ other schools joining in, too. florida a&m university prepping to kick off an online celebration tonight. >> this is a big honor. ♪ >> reporter: hoping music will bring people toget

is how do wee key get through the inauguration. that has got to be key and has got to be our focus now. elements from the data that we need on january 6, to be applied to us doing a better job for the inauguration is going to be key. at the same time, getting through the inauguration, securing the inauguration, having a strategy moving forward. i think the oversight piece will start relatively quickly, and once we get going, we will have some conversations this week. i think there will be talk about structures. there will be a special committee. how exactly will this look? that will be determined by the speaker and the majority leader in the senate. a bicameral committee, what does it look like? that is already in the works. we should have some structure of how this will be handled, outside experts that we would need to bring in around the country and the world, around security, different parliaments around the world that might have more threats than we do. how do they handle it? so there will be a lot of research being done. that w

capitol to see the inauguration this morning? >> yes, so we talked about this last night about the fact some people did travel here anyway knowing full well they would not be able to get remotely close here. my position here is right in front of the white house, pennsylvania avenue. the folks who are outside the security perimeter, they're about a mile in the other direction and there are three checkpoints between here and there. in order to get to where we are, we had to have secret service credentials from the presidential inaugural committee, we went through security, we it tsa sweeps, secret service checks, bomb-snipping jobs. all of the equipment went through the x-ray machines. super secure here. the bummer thing though is that regular joes didn't get to see the number one joe in the country take that oath of office. >> we all watched it on television. thank you so much, kris sanchez. we'll touch base with you throughout the day. but another look at the parade going on right now the president at the white house and vice pres

meanwhile, on the inaugural stands, celebrities were taking their places. representing their governments, directly behind the podium where the president will be sworn in, the camera picked out margaret chase smith, and former republican presidential candidate from new york. the governor of south carolina. the famous marine band played many courses as the guests continue to file in. headed by general omar bradley, the joint chiefs of arrive, to salute a new officer soon to be their new commander-in-chief. members of the highest court in the land, led by chief justice benson. on the way to the inaugural platform, president truman was escorted through the rotunda. the next first lady of the land, and ex-president herbert hoover arrived on the stand. once more, this instrument received uploads from the crowd. next to appear with the vice president elect, richard nixon. his entrance being bent with a spontaneous cheer from the tremendous crowd. last to arrive with the general, escorted through the rotunda by senator bridgers and others. the president-elect appear

what are your sources telling you today about the current threat to the inauguration? adriana, u.s. government officials tell cbs news that recent bulletins from homeland security, f.b.i., and other intelligence agencies conclude the greatest threat to the inauguration is domestic violent extremists, known by law enforcement as d.v.e.s. >> stop the steal! stop the steal! >> reporter: according to a recent intelligence assessment, the conditions that got us here include political division, especially over the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election; grievances over policing and police brutality; and the ripple effect of covid-19 lockdowns; as well as the successful breach of the capitol building last week. that's seen as a driver ofeen af further further violence. this has created an environment where individuals and groups are no longer just talking about their plans but crossing the threshold to action. the biggest challenge for law enforcement is the tsunami of threat information, especially on social media, and discerning who's aspirational, and who's got the a