(Baonghean.vn) - While the President-elect was taking the oath of office at the Capitol, White House staff only had 5 hours to move their belongings to welcome the new boss.
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Few people know that on the day the US president is sworn in, about 100 White House staff also rush to move the belongings of the predecessor out to bring the belongings of the next president's family into this powerful building. Photo: President Bush and his wife welcome President-elect Barack Obama and his wife a few hours before Mr. Obama read the oath of office in 2009. Photo: USA Today. |
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At 8:30 a.m. on the day the new president is sworn in, White House staff will gather in the State Dining Room to say goodbye to the outgoing president and give his family a gift. Photo: On January 20, 2009, before going to the Capitol to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, President George W. Bush (Bush Jr.) bids farewell to White House staff. Photo USA Today |
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Notably, the trucks carrying the new President's belongings will move into the White House at around 11am the same day after both Presidents (successor and predecessor) leave the White House for the Capitol to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Photo: Trucks carrying Barack Obama's family belongings parked at the White House while he read the oath of office. Photo taken on January 20, 2009. Photo: Daily Mail. |
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The work of cleaning up the White House is taking place very urgently while the inauguration ceremony of the new President is taking place. Photo: Daily Mail. |
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And here is a picture of White House staff moving President Bill Clinton's family's belongings into their new residence on the day he was sworn in as president on January 20, 1993. Photo: USA Today. |
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Bill Clinton's family's belongings are being moved into the White House on his inauguration day, January 20, 1993. Photo: USA Today. |
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Staff rushed to rearrange the interior of the Oval Office as Bill Clinton took the oath of office. Photo: Daily Mail. |
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A similar image in the Oval Office on January 20, 1993. Photo: Daily Mail. |
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Over the years, the Oval Office has generally not changed much since each change of ownership. Photo: White House staff roll up the flag while rearranging the room on the day Bill Clinton took office in 1993. Photo: Daily Mail. |
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower bid farewell to White House staff on the day John F. Kennedy took office. Photo: Washington Post. |
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