WASHINGTON – President Obama was sworn in Sunday to a second term, during a private ceremony at the White House. The oath was administered by Chief Justice John Roberts. The president was surrounded by his immediate family and was sworn in with a bible belonging to the family of his wife, first lady Michelle Obama.
The first lady stood to the president's left, holding the Robinson Family Bible. His two daughters, Malia and Sasha, stood next to the first lady, inside the White House’s Blue Room.
Family members in the room clapped briefly after the oath was administered shortly before noon. The president hugged his wife and daughters and waved briefly to the cameras. The ceremony took less than two minutes.
After the oath was administered, the president embraced his wife and said, “Thank you Sweetie.”
Obama then hugged his daughters. He thanked Malia.
Sasha said, “Good job, dad.” And the president replied, “I did it.”
Earlier in the day Obama joined Vice President Biden, after he was sworn in, at Arlington National Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony on a crisp, sun-splashed January day.
Obama and Biden jointly placed a large wreath, adorned with red, white and blue ribbon, in front of Arlington's Tomb of the Unknowns. Placing their hands over their hearts, the two leaders stood solemnly as a bugle played "Taps."
Biden was surrounded by family and friends for his brief swearing-in at the Naval Observatory, his official residence in northwest Washington.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, appointed by Obama as the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court, administered the oath of office to Biden, who placed his hand on a Bible his family has used since 1893.
"I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States," Biden said as he recited the oath.
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