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Related: About this forumInteresting tidbit. Obama's TWO inaugural balls will actually be the size of EIGHT
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While Obama has cut the number of inaugural balls lower than any president since Dwight Eisenhower was first sworn into office in 1953, the two celebrations will be elaborate. The larger of the events, simply called The Inaugural Ball, is expected to draw more than 35,000 in a reflection of the quadrennial demand in Washington to toast the president in person on such a historic day.
The Inaugural Ball is being held across all 700,000 square feet of the Washington Convention Center's five exhibit halls, which four years ago held six separate balls.
The second gala is the Commander In Chief's Ball, a tradition started by President George W. Bush to honor the military. Doubling in size from four years ago to about 4,000, it's being held on the third-floor ballroom of the convention hall a mile from the White House. Tickets are free for invitees, including active-duty and reserve troops, Medal of Honor recipients and wounded warriors.
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INAUGURAL_BALLS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-11-11-08-34
Makes sense to have one BIG one instead of a half-dozen little ones in the same building.
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Interesting tidbit. Obama's TWO inaugural balls will actually be the size of EIGHT (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
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nolabear
(41,991 posts)1. I always said he had big ones.
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)2. I sure the wingers will complain like last time too.
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)3. If Obama was a Republican
he could have all of the DC water fountains running with wine and the GOP would not complain.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)4. OMG, it's gonna take President O and Mrs. O a month to dance with everyone :)
good thing they eat their wheaties
Cha
(297,655 posts)5. Thanks Tx.. the whole
Inauguratoin sounds like a "hot ticket". To those who get to go.. Have Fun!
Codeine
(25,586 posts)6. He's got the biggest balls of them all! nt