INAUGURATION
@CONCORDIA Clausen Composition Performed at Inauguration
A composition by Dr. Ren Clausen, professor of music and conductor of The Concordia Choir, was performed at the 57th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 21. The Lee University Festival Choir, Cleveland, T...
Posted on 1/21/13 at 3:43 PM
AMERICAN RED CROSS MINN-KOTA REGION Red Cross Welcomes Honorary Chairman President Barack Obama
Since 1906, the American Red Cross has had as part of its structure an office of President. United States President Woodrow Wilson agreed to serve in this position in 1913, establishing a tradition f...
Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:31 PM
NIE ROCKS! Reviewing inaugural history
Inaugurals are a mixture of pomp, festival and gravity, the American equivalent of a coronation. Their rituals are laden with symbols of national purpose, continuity and unity. For 220 years, they hav...
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:02 AM
Area inauguration attendees relish experience 
It was crowded, it was cold, and some didn’t make it to their coveted seats near the Capitol.
By By Patrick Springer and Mila Koumpilova, Forum staff writers , January 21, 2009
Scene evokes pride, tears of joy
Massive crowd watches historic moment unfold amid frigid temperaturesWASHINGTON – A vast, excited crowd of more than 1 million bore witness Tuesday to a transfer of American power like none before it. The blare of regal trumpets and thunder of cannon were familiar. The transition from Republican to Democrat, and gray hair to dark, had happened before.
By By Calvin Woodward and Jim Kuhnhenn/Associated Press , January 21, 2009
Nation stops, watches history
Gatherings large, small as Obama takes officeEvery four years, at noon on Jan. 20, the nation pauses. People slow and stop in airport concourses and outside the windows of electronics stores, watch the oath of office, perhaps catch some of the inaugural address. They move on.
By By Erin Mcclam, Associated Press , January 21, 2009
'Hope over fear'
Obama sworn in as first black president, says America is ‘ready to lead once more’Washington – It was a moment unlike any other in the life of America. A jubilant crowd of more than a million, perhaps the biggest throng ever in Washington, stood for hours in frigid temperatures Tuesday to witness a young black man with a foreign-sounding name take command of a nation founded by slaveholders.
By By Jennifer Loven, Associated Press , January 21, 2009
Moorhead woman impressed by friendly inauguration crowds
Yes the crowds were large, the lines long, the event historic. But people were remarkably friendly as they assembled today for the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, and the first African American president.
By Patrick Springer , January 20, 2009
Walaker amazed by size of inauguration crowd
The sheer immensity of the crowds – almost 2 million souls – is what struck Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker as he took his own place in the throng.
By Patrick Springer , January 20, 2009
Mental images stir emotions in Fargo man visiting D.C. for inauguration
Dan Hannaher brought a camera with him to record events as they unfolded today at President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
By Patrick Springer , January 20, 2009
Kennedy taken from luncheon with Obama
WASHINGTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., battling a brain tumor, became ill at a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama on Tuesday and was rushed by ambulance to a hospital.
By By David Espo , January 20, 2009
Kennedy taken from inaugural luncheon with Obama
WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., battling a brain tumor, became ill at a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama on Tuesday and was rushed by ambulance to a hospital.
By Associated Press , January 20, 2009
Fargo native impressed with Obama speech while standing in the crowd
Libby Schneider took her place among statues, statuesque trees and a throng of a million or more as she watched Barack Obama take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address today.
By Patrick Springer , January 20, 2009
Local Africans say they have high hopes in Obama presidency
FARGO - As the United States' first African-American president was sworn into office in Washington, D.C., local Africans gathered at a Fargo market to watch history.
By John Lamb , January 20, 2009
West Fargo South Elementary principal tells student body they are watching history during inauguration
WEST FARGO - History wasn’t lost on the student body of South Elementary in West Fargo.
January 20, 2009
NDSU staff pull out more chairs for larger-than-expected crowd watching inauguration
FARGO – The excitement during President Barack Obama’s inauguration was palpable at North Dakota State University’s Century Ballroom today.
January 20, 2009
More than 700 people gather at Minnesota State University Moorhead to watch inauguration
MOORHEAD – More than 700 gathered for a viewing of the inauguration at Minnesota State University Moorhead this morning.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , January 20, 2009
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