Admiral Mullen has warned of what he calls "a period of vulnerability" from before inauguration through the president's first year, a time when potential adversaries could try to take advantage of the transfer of power across the United States government.
The day before inauguration, for instance, 5,000 young people attended the Youth Inaugural Conference, all of them bright leaders eager to engage in the political process.
And it's proliferating, even before inauguration day.
Moments before Inauguration, January 20 , 2009
But that idea was discarded even before Inauguration.
The news media learned long before Inauguration Day that the Obamas sell.
In fact, from before Inauguration Day, few in Mr. Obama's circle saw any other choice.
In some quarters, talk of impeaching Donald Trump started before Inauguration Day.
The exhibition runs until Jan . 7 13 days before Inauguration Day.
But they are discouraging new applicants because they will not be approved before inauguration day.
Yet many Republicans had decided even before Inauguration Day to block reform, including policies that their party had previously supported.
