Inauguration at a Glance
January 21, 2013 8:20PM
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Updated: January 21, 2013 11:52PM
Crowd estimate: 500,000 to 700,000, down from the 1.8 million who showed up in 2009.
Barack Obama is the: 44th president
This is the: 57th presidential inauguration
Number of inaugural balls the Obama made plans to attend: Two.
Temperature during speech: 40 degrees
Length of inaugural speech: About 18 minutes.
Number of times Obama received applause during speech: 25
Words in inaugural speech: 2,141
Number of times Obama used the word:
■ Free or freedom: 11
■ Together: 7
■ Equal or equality: 7
■ War: 3
■ Opportunity: 2
■ Economy: 1
■ Tax: 1
■ Gay: 1
■ Guns: 0
■ Debt: 0
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