In a symbolic first step, President Harding shunned a costly inaugural.
But by reiterating the main themes and goals of his campaign in his Inaugural Address he has taken an essential first step.
When he won the presidency, he decided to use his inaugural address to step out from behind his campaign image and prove himself an educated man.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, making good on an inaugural pledge, has stepped up to help lead the national battle for immigration reform.
At the mayor's inaugural on the City Hall steps, Leiter was the master of ceremonies at what amounted to the mayor's opening day.
So imagine the surprise of many people who attended Gov. Jon S. Corzine's inaugural ball when they stepped into the cavernous Jadwin Gym at Princeton University.
In its inaugural production of Henry V, Mark Rylance stepped out on to the stage and delivered the prologue into a culture thick with scepticism and suspicion.
Beyoncé will sing the national anthem, Kelly Clarkson will perform "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," and James Taylor will sing "America the Beautiful" when President Obama takes the oath of office at a ceremony on the Capitol steps later this month, inaugural planners said on Wednesday.
Republican Governors Chris Christie of New Jersey and Rick Perry of Texas are among dignitaries expected at Tuesday's noon inaugural ceremony on the steps of Florida's Capitol.
Former world champion Cooke, who is now retired, says the inaugural event is a "tiny step" in the right direction, but insists there is still a long way to go to restore the standing of women's cycling.
