Free Inauguration Day Clip Art
For those in the media -- and these days that includes hordes of bloggers -- having good images to go with significant events can be a bonus. That's why I created the United States Inauguration Day clip art that you'll find further down on this page. There's a little something for everyone here, whether you want to just announce the date of the inauguration in conjunction with an article, have generic presidential inauguration images or declare your support for the winner with the "Hail to the Chief" images.
When I first created this page in 2008, like everyone else I didn't know who would win. But I figured if the poll on my Barack Obama clip art hub was any indication, it would be Barack Obama. Interestingly, there had been very little fluctuation in the poll percentages until it got close to election day. Obama had been leading between eight and 10 percentage points up until the week before the election, when the gap began the candidates began to shrink. Then on November 4th he and John McCain became neck-and-neck with 50 percent each. Thankfully, we now know the outcome, so the guessing and polling -- and all those political ads -- can end.
2013 Inauguration Day Clip Art
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Instructions for Downloading the Inauguration Clip Art
Choose a small version of any of the clip art images above the large image. When you click on one of the images, it will appear larger. Once you've chosen an image and see it larger, double-click on the larger image, which will make the best version of the art appear.
Then, if you have a PC, just right-click and save the final version of the artwork to your hard drive. If you have a Mac, use control-click to save.
The photos are either in the public domain or from the Barack Obama 2008 campaign Web site, so you're free to use them. Please use the credit information provided.
Barack Obama and Archival Inauguration Photos
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Resources for Writers and Students
How to Use the President's Name
Capitalization
People commonly believe that "president" should be capitalized at all times. According to the Chicago Manual of Style, however, that's not correct. The title is only capitalized when it appears before the president's name:
Correct: President Obama or the president
Incorrect: president Obama or the President
Exceptions to this rule:
Exception number 1: When "President" is used alone and in place of a personal name (such as during a toast or formal introduction, or when used in direct address), it should be capitalized:
Correct: Thank you, Mr. President.
Incorrect: Thank you, Mr. president.
Exception number 2: When a title is used before the president's name, and isn't part of the name but is instead a descriptive tag (often including "the"), it is lowercased.
Correct: former presidents Reagan and Clinton or the on-the-move president Bush
Incorrect: former Presidents Reagan and Clinton or the on-the-move President Bush
Note that both first and last names may be used after a title (e.g., President Jimmy Carter), but that's generally avoided in formal writing. Using that example, President Carter would be the preferred style. An exception to this would be when people with the same name have held the office, as in the case of George Bush and George W. Bush. "President George W. Bush" is generally used to differentiate the son from the father, so it's appropriate to use his full name.
Capitalization reference list
Here's a list of titles with correct capitalization:
- the president
- Mr. President
- George Washington, first president of the United States
- President Obama
- the former president Washington
- the presidency
- presidential
- the vice president
- Mr. Vice President
- Vice President Biden
- Joseph Biden, vice president of the United States
- vice-presidential duties
When to use the official title
Once the president's name has been mentioned, it no longer needs to be written again in the same document, article, etc.
Correct: President Bush will attend the Inauguration Day festivities of the incoming president. Due to protocol, Bush will come bearing gifts befitting the occasion.
Incorrect: President Bush will attend the Inauguration Day festivities of the incoming president. Due to protocol, President Bush will come bearing gifts befitting the occasion.
The President's Oath of Office
The United States will swear in Barack Obama as its 44th president at noon on January 20, 2009, which will be two weeks after votes from the Electoral College are certified by the Senate president. Our new president will take this oath:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Inauguration Day History
The first Inauguration Day ceremony was conducted for George Washington on April 30, 1789 in New York City. Inauguration Day used to be held on March 4, until the ratification of the 20th amendment to the U.S. Constitution making a potentially very cold day in January the day of choice. The 20th amendment is often called the "Lame Duck Amendment," because it reduces the amount of time that an outgoing president could be a "lame duck" and continue to serve before his successor takes office.
In1953, the United States Congress began the tradition of hosting a luncheon following the inaugural ceremony, with the president and vice president as guests of honor. This occasion is the only time that the president, vice president and both houses of Congress convene at the same location, other than state funerals, State of the Union addresses and Red Mass (a mass celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church for judges, attorneys, law school professors, students and government officials).
Inauguration Day Fun Facts
- George Washington gave the shortest inaugural address in history. It was a mere 135 words.
- Abraham Lincoln was the first president to include African-Americans in his 1865 inaugural parade. It took another 52 years for women to be included, as they finally were when Woodrow Wilson had his second inaugural parade in 1917.
- Ronald Reagan's 1981 inauguration fell on the warmest Inaugural Day in history, with temperatures reaching 55 degrees F in Washington D.C. He then broke another record by having his 1985 inauguration on the coldest day in inaugural history; it was 7 degrees.
- In 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt became the last president to be inaugurated in March. Like Reagan, he was a double record-breaker, because he was also the first president to be inaugurated in January.
- When January 20 comes on a Sunday, the president-elect usually takes the oath of office privately and then repeats the ceremony in public the following day.That was not the case, however, with incoming president Zachary Taylor. He refused to take the oath on Inauguration Day in 1849 because it fell on a Sunday. He took the oath one day later on March 5.
- Solar heat was used to heat the reviewing stand for Jimmy Carter's 1977 inaugural parade.
- Bill Clinton was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast over the Internet.
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Comments
I love resources for writers that allow us to use photographs and art. Thanks for the hub!
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You're welcome, sunshine!
Great resource. Thanks!
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Thanks, Sterling!
You are brillant Sterling! Thanks for the site.
i love learning about history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Done a great job'Sterling.
HE WON THAT IS COOOOOL!
lets just see how obama turns out shall we? well there isn't very much more he can do because our economy sucks anyway...
he might turn out ok but we'll see...
who is sterling anyway like does he/she own this site?
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Sterling doesn't own this site or even this page. (HubPages is a community blogging site.) I created this page and thanked someone named Sterling above for his comment. The person who left a comment after that thought he created the page, and it went on from there.
As for your comments about Obama, you're right; we'll have to see. But he's off to a good start by freezing wages in the White House and putting mechanisms in place to allow the common man to provide input into his decisions. I thought that was pretty good for a first day's work.
where's the one with him smoking a cig?
I just saw another one(possibly) where he is in a rap video, so they say. I doubt it
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR
Friendship Progress Prosperity
We Can Change the World (Obama)
See 700 pictures of Obama and flood victims of Pakistan in photo gallery
Tears and Hope, Help Flood Victims of Pakistan
Agha Dilbar calls for help with Pakistan flood relief.
As I am sure all of you know Pakistan has experienced it is worst natural disaster in history over 20-million people are in need of water, food, shelter, medicine ,houses, schools, hospitals and roads , bridges etc.
Please do whatever you can to help, donate a dollar. Tell a friend, nothing is too little.
God bless you and keep Pakistan in your prayers.
Please do what you can to help. If you can donate please go to this Internet link.
Imran khan flood relief fund
My Open Letter (Global Peace Campaign) has been sent one Million (1000000) to
International Community for the welfare of Humanity till today. I Agha Dilbar authorize Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, to Publish and Radio, T.V. Channels to broadcast this letter all round the World.
Dear President Barack Obama
The Great Leader of the World
I Agha Dilbar have sent Mr. President Barack Obama100 registered research Letters
(1000 new ideas to develop America and to Change the World for Peace and prosperity)
Through Embassy of USA Islamabad till today and also direct sent
These registered Letters to Whitehouse Washington DC 20500.These
Letters have been written on the guidelines of CHANGE WE NEED. And
These letters are about the Common Men Problems of respected American
Peoples and their Solutions. To end, Economic Recession, Unemployment
And to Finish War, all round the World for Peace and Prosperity. In
These letters I have sent one thousand new scientific Planning
/Suggestions, about every walk of life for Peace through Friendship
Progress and Prosperity all over the World.
My dear President Barack Obama, the great leader of the world, my friend, my
Brother, provide an opportunity to Agha Dilbar to pay an official
Visit to America, that we two brothers sit together and by halt this
Horrible war. If this war continues for 10, 20 or 50 years it will never end.
In this war 1-million people have died from 9/11 till today, if this
War continues, it will become the 111- World Great War. (200-Million people
Would die, if 111-World Great War is triggered) can take out 6.5 Billion
People of the World from abyss of destruction .We two brothers Barack
Obama+ Agha Dillbar can put them on the road to Progress and
Prosperity through Peace. In this way we can change the World.
Dear President Barrack Obama considers, from 9/11 till today, America
Has conducted many war operations in connection with War on Terror,
Resulting the circle of war has spread hundred times. Millions
Innocent persons have died.
In this war. Many have been rendered homeless. One Lak (100000) war
Affected youth joined the army of Al-Qaida and Talban by the help of
Anti American countries have begun gorilla war in a horrible manner.
It is the result of wrong war strategy. I Agha Dilbar desire to solve
All above mentioned problems in a meeting with President Barrack Obama
By adopting new revolutionary planning by bringing an end to present
Gorilla war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. As a result the World
Can enter in a peaceful, advanced and progressive World, May it be so!
I Agha Dilbar have a new War Strategy to achieve success through Table
Talk between Talban, Pakistan and American Gov. 90% of Talban that are
Fighting against Pak Army belong to Swat and Tribal Areas of NWFP. I
Can provide America all realistic facts in such manner that their
Implementation could convert these Talban into Patriotic Citizens of
Pakistan.
In this War Strategy Pakistan Gov will never send his Heavy
Artillery, Tanks, Cannons and Aircraft in war. In this way 5-Million
Persons will never Displaced. In the end Talban by their will
Handover, their Weapons to Pakistan Gov, they will come to Table Talk
And Suicide Bombing will come to an end in Pakistan. Through this War
Strategy Pakistani and American Gov can save expenses on war. Through
This planning American and Pakistani Gov can utilize their saving on
War budgets for development of Schools, Hospitals, Colonies, Markets,
Industry, Roads, Bridges, Dams, Canals of Swat and Tribal Areas of
NWFP that are war affected.
Due to wrong war strategies of the American and NATO forces.
The war on terror is getting worst mainly due to use of aircraft,
Tanks, Cannons.
Because nine innocent people are killed for a single terrorist this
Way in these circumstances thousands
Of innocent people lose their life or properties and any other source of income.
In the result many people join terrorist or become suicide bomber. As
They think there is no other way to take revenge of the innocents
Killing of their relatives these are the basic reasons that hundreds
Of suicides are generated very quickly and easily in Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Iraq particularly who further kill thousands of other
Innocent public.
On account of present war strategy, Billion Dollars are being wasted yearly.
This war can cause fall of America instead of continuation of war; my
Best suggestion for America must keep his Supper Power on the World
And should conquer the World instead of war, but by his No-1
Scientific technology spending on agriculture, industry, trade,
Education, scientific development and tourism, all round the World.
Making an end to Economic Crisis in America and all over the World. (Amen)
PLAN NO. 1
A new Global Package is being offered for your kind consideration
America will have to make complete and final announcement that in
Future all Multinational American Companies will get free land on
20-years lease and will set up under the BOOT agreement (in
Undeveloped and poor countries) factories, mills five star hotels,
Schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, air companies, shipping
Companies, latest railway, bus transport and steel mills. All these
Companies will be bound to handover without any cost to under
Developed and poor countries well as their machinery and transport
After 20-years.
PLAN NO. 2
A new suggestion in connection with Global Peace is offered that in
Return of export American Agriculture and Industrial Products will
Give his 50% profit to the exporting countries and utilize as Aid on
The development of agriculture, industry, trade, education and
Tourism. This suggestion, making an end to American Economic Crisis
And get full support to enhance his Foreign Public Relation
. May it be so!
PLAN NO. 3
To make successful American Foreign Policy at Global Level the
Following planning is put before:
a) America will have to provide free scholar ships at least to ten top
Master students (in each country) of medical and science in
Underdeveloped and poor countries of the world.
b) Highly educated and well trained one hundred cultural groups (each
Group contains 100 persons) will have to arrange one hundred cultural
Shows for three months in big cities of underdeveloped and poor
Countries.
c) America will have to arrange exhibitions through his Embassies for
His latest products, in the underdeveloped and poor countries .All
These mentioned above industrial exhibitions will be arranged
Continuously for two months. In the above mentioned exhibitions
Present products will be sold except export order booking. In these
Exhibitions, American Cultural Programs will have to arrange and
American Traditional Dishes will be kept for sale. In these
Exhibitions American Tourism Stalls will also be put-up.
PLAN NO. 4
Following rules and regulations will be undertaken for the progress
And prosperity of American students.
a) Among metric, Fsc, Bsc, (eng} .Mbbs, Llb, Ca and diploma holders in
All institutions, all those receiving degrees at the state level, ten
Each from girls and boys by cash prizes will be announced on behalf of
The government during invitation on lunch.
b) For above mentioned top ten intelligent students boys and girls
Each, tours for different historical and healthy sites will be
Arranged free of cast.
c) Sport Talent Schools of international level will be set up over
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