Inauguration 2009* Brit

I gained a lot of knowledge throughout the process of the 2009 inauguration. I never watched an inauguration before and I thought that it was a really cool process. I was glad to be part of watching this because it was a very important day in history. Although all inaugurations are important, this one was even more special than usual because it was the first time in history that we have ever had an African American president. I learned that the inauguration takes place in Washington D.C, and it is administered at 12:00 P.M on January 20th. I also learned that prior to the inauguration ceremony there are various activities that go on and there are also activities following the ceremony.

John Roberts administered the taking of oath of Barack Obama. Before I watched the inauguration, I had no knowledge of what the ceremony was about . Since I got a chance to watch the 2009 inauguration I am more educated on the subject and now know that the point of the ceremony is for the old president to be sworn out and the new president to be sworn in.


The media influenced me to watch the inauguration because they made it sound so interesting. Also the media seemed to have an impact on the two people I interviewed because they both said that they saw things on the television that were advertising for the 2009 inauguration, and because of these things they tried to watch as much as it as they could.

Overall I thought this project was very interesting. I enjoyed researching the different things that occurred during the inauguration including the minor mistake that was made during the ceremony. I thought it was fun learning more about the inauguration because it is a gracious topic of which our generation should be interested in.