In the past, the Mall has been used as a staging ground for the inaugural parade. But in 2009,
according to the Presidential Inaugural Committee, the entire area –
from 3rd Street to the Lincoln Memorial – will be open to the public,
with the ceremony airing on big screens and audio equipment (devices
that will be needed even for most people with tickets to observe the
proceedings from the Capitol grounds). ...
To put the projection of at least 1.5 million attendees in perspective, police estimated that about 100,000 people watched President Bush’s second inauguration in person in 2005.
To put the projection of at least 1.5 million attendees in perspective, police estimated that about 100,000 people watched President Bush’s second inauguration in person in 2005.
It's two miles from the front of the Lincoln Memorial to the platform where the swearing-in will take place on the Capitol grounds.
I am going, and I am bringing the biggest set of binoculars I can find.
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