The Hat

When the news reported that the Smithsonian wants to add Aretha's hat to its collection, I remembered that I had this image captured from our TV as we watched the inauguration. The broadcast was fading from Aretha singing to Obama listening. Purely by chance I caught it and did not realize it until looking at the images later that night.

Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009

Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday to become the 44-th President of the United States with his wife by his side. He then spoke to the nation, describing his vision for the future ahead of us.

We watched TV coverage from the comfort of our home. The crowd in attendance filled the Capitol grounds and the Mall all the way to the Washington Monument.

Photos of our TV during broadcast on Washington channel 4.

For some super photos of the event visit the Boston Globe web site.