video from inside the oval office like that is very, very rare. They almost never allow it.

True, but he didn't necessarily have to do it in the Oval Office, either.

Calvin Coolidge and Chester A. Arthur also had to repeat their oaths.

George Washington didn't even take his until 7 weeks after he took office.

It was odd that they didn't let cameras in there. The whole point of this was to nip any potential controversy in the bud by showing everybody he's done it again, 100% correctly. So why not have video cameras (they had print journalists and took regular pictures at least) and show everyone? Just doesn't make much sense to me.

 

I'll bet it was so he could take the oath on the Quran, like he really wanted to...

 

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I don't remember seeing this posted here, but it seems like Lowery's controversial ending to his prayer was a paraphrasing of an older blues song titled "Black, Brown and White" by Big Bill Broonzy.

 

This little song that i'm singin' about,

People you know it's true

If you're black and gotta work for a living,

This is what they will say to you,

They says, "if you was white, should be all right,

If you was brown, stick around,

But as you's black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back"

I was in a place one night

They was all having fun

They was all buyin' beer and wine,

But they would not sell me none

They said, "if you was white, should be all right,

If you was brown, stick around,

But if you black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back"

Me and a man was workin' side by side

This is what it meant

They was paying him a dollar an hour,

And they was paying me fifty cent

They said, "if you was white, 't should be all right,

If you was brown, could stick around,

But as you black, hmm boy, get back, get back, get back"

I went to an employment office,

Got a number 'n' i got in line

They called everybody's number,

But they never did call mine

They said, "if you was white, should be all right,

If you was brown, could stick around,

But as you black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back"

I hope when sweet victory,

With my plough and hoe

Now i want you to tell me brother,

What you gonna do about the old jim crow?

Now if you was white, should be all right,

If you was brown, could stick around,

But if you black, whoa brother, get back, get back, get back

True, but he didn't necessarily have to do it in the Oval Office, either.

 

 

They didn't. It was done in the "map room" whatever the heck that is. From what I read it's very rare to have any video taken inside the WH outside of the press rooms or planned events.

I'll bet it was so he could take the oath on the Quran, like he really wanted to...

 

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nicely played sir.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/t..._president.html

 

Tons of good pictures here. I was gonna link individual ones but it's better to just click and see for yourself.