Key moments from the historic day captured on video
WASHINGTON, D.C (KYMA, KECY/NBC News) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins of the Nation Wednesday in a ceremony that featured many poignant moments, signs of patriotism, and many traditional elements - so conducted in new ways.
NBC News' cameras were there to capture it all. Here are some of those moments:
Former U.S. Presidents arrive for the inauguration ceremony:
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrive for the inauguration ceremony:
President Joseph R. Biden sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America:
Vice President Kamala Harris sworn in as Vice President of the United States of America:
Pledge of Allegiance led by Captain Andrea Hall of South Fulton County, Georgia Fire & Rescue:
Joe Biden's first speech as POTUS:
Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman presents a poem written for the inauguration: