Where Were You When President Obama Made History?
by An article about the whereabouts of Americans when history was made with the swearing in of President Obama.
Where were you when President Obama took the oath of office? Were you sitting comfortably on your living room couch viewing your soon to be digital-wave TV? Were you with the millions who braved the bitter cold for the historic inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America? Televised broadcasts showed some spectators camped out at the National Mall in Washington D.C. since 12:30 a.m. in freezing temperatures. The crowds stretched miles to the Washington Monument and beyond the Lincoln Memorial. A few of these patriots said the weather was warmer as they got closer to the Washington Monument although they were miles from the Capitol for the swearing in ceremony. President Obama’s inauguration speech was the first one in history to mention the word “mall” when referring to listeners to his speech.
Were you at work or did you choose to enjoy a full day of history and took off of work that day. In Virginia, the forecast called for a chance of snow but the snow never came. The high schools in the area were closed on that day because of the expectant snow that never showed its face. No storm came. The principal may have wanted to see the inauguration from his living room couch instead of the school TV monitors. Change had come to Virginia as well as to America.
Like most Americans of the 21st century, cell phones with moving pictures or videos were used to record the Barack Obama presidential inauguration. The view from the living room couch was great and spectators view the ceremony as one from the 1600 VIP seats. Many Americans could video tape or take a picture of the event using their cellular telephones or digital cameras. A big screen TV if affordable would give a vivid view of the inauguration. Where were you when history came to America?
Every American years from now will remember where they were when Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Some Americans may not be too optimistic about Barack Obama as President Barack Obama but as he said in his acceptance speech, he is the President of all Americans. So whether you were at the National Mall in Washington D.C. braving the bitter cold, on your comfortable couch in your cozy living room, listened to a newscast on the radio or recorded the historic event on your cellular telephone or digital camera, all Americans were called to “unity and action” on January 20, 2009 at 12:05 p.m.
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