After his swearing-in, Mr. Turner appeared with Mr. Boehner in the speaker's ceremonial office, where a small army of cameramen and photographers had gathered.
He became a popular speaker on ceremonial occasions and reached an even larger audience by writing for liberal Boston periodicals, one of which was The Christian Disciple (from 1824 called The Christian Examiner).
(The Parliamentarian has moved across the hall to H-210, formerly the Speaker's Ceremonial Office, which has the advantage of being connected to the rest of the Parliamentarian's staff).
Rep. Grace Napolitano participates in a ceremonial swearing-in by House Speaker John Boehner.
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to join either chamber of Congress, used the sacred text from her faith in a ceremonial swearing-in conducted by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio).
With two prime ministers and a host of American political dignitaries in the gallery watching the ceremonial opening, the Northern Ireland assembly elected a speaker, three deputy speakers and an entire ministerial team without dissent.
But the laity was represented too, from the Prince of Wales and the Prime Minister down to the processing Lord Chancellor Grayling and the Commons Speaker John Bercow in their ceremonial robes — the latter's trainbearer ingrongruously taller than the man himself.
The "Speakers Palace" is contained within the Palace of Westminster and has a number of grand ceremonial rooms overlooking the Thames, which the Speaker uses to host regular receptions.
With two prime ministers and a host of US political dignitaries in the gallery watching the ceremonial opening, the Northern Ireland assembly elected a new speaker, three deputy speakers and an entire ministerial team without a voice of dissent.
Though Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave Mr. Hastert a ceremonial office in the Capitol in recognition of his tenure as speaker, Mr. Hastert has not been a highly visible player in either politics or policy since the change in House control.
