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Mon January 21, 2013
NPR Story

Crowds File Toward National Mall For Oath, Address

Originally published on Mon January 21, 2013 10:55 am

Four years ago, the National Mall was packed with record crowds. People gathering as President Obama prepares to take the oath of office and deliver a second inaugural address share some of the same sentiments as the crowds from 2009. But the crowds — and the vendors — are less numerous.