Christine Hochkeppel

Picture Stories: 2009 Presidential Inauguration

Over a million people filed through the National Mall for Inauguration Day on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
   
Alex Lasher and Jamie Shell of Washington D.C. cuddle underneath a blanket while Silvia Pabreza and her 16-year-old daughter Molly Domino of Northboro, Mass. read through the Washington Post on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
  
Sharon Fletcher of Allentown, Penn., a middle school social studies teacher, holds a sign while waiting for the inauguration to begin.
     
  
James Jack of Lanham, Md. stands in the middle of the sea of people surrounding the Washington Monument during the inauguration. "I'm here for my father. He told me it would never happen in my lifetime." Jack said.
   
From left, Ben George, 27, Trevor Brightman, 25, and Marianthy Troupos, 27, of Bristol, Conn. walk through the crowd to find a good spot to watch the inauguration on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
  
Debra Bonaparte of College Park, Ga. sells Obama buttons near the Washington Monument on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. "I worked on his campaign early on. I'm so excited. I know I'm going to cry."
     
  
Kenneth Thweatt of Petersburg, Va. waves a flag on the National Mall while waiting for the inauguration to begin on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
   
Kawanna Wicker, 29, of Charlotte, N.C. cheers after President Obama is sworn in on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
   
American University students Dana Fleitman, 21, and Ravenna Motil-McGuire, 20, sings the National Anthem at the closing of the inauguration. "We don't get to sing this with pride very often." Fleitman said.
     
  
Lizzy Lynch, 23, of Washington D.C. "spontaneously" dances and spins around in front of the Washington Monument in celebration after the inauguration.
  
Aaron Durr of Richmond, Va. holds his 7.5-year-old daughter, Alana, while she waves her flag during the inauguration on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
   
Fordham University student Charles Hailer, 23, jumps for joy while dancing with his friends after the inauguration.
     
  
Maryanne Patlack of Miami Beach, Fla. holds out the "Hope" blanket she made during the inauguration.
  
Washington, D.C. resident Marc Wilson, 24, and his girlfriend, who did not want to give her name, of listen to the inauguration on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. "I just want to be part of the moment. I want to be able to tell my kids that was here." Wilson said.