2009 Inauguration
Vice President Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama stand on the U.S. Capitol east steps as former president George W. Bush and Laura Bush prepare to take off in Marine Corps helicopter (HMX-1) following the 56th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform will be providing military ceremonial support to the 2013 presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to George Washington's 1789 inauguration. (Photo by Public Affairs Specialist 1st Class Kyle Niemi, U.S. Coast Guard/Released)