Obama's Inaugurations By the Numbers
A look at 2013 versus 2009.
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The Second Time Around - It will be difficult to match the grandeur and excitement of the first time the nation inaugurated an African-American president. Still, President Obama's second inauguration promises to be a celebration to remember. Here's a comparison of how the numbers, provided by Associated Press and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, compare then and now, as well as some fun figures for 2013. – Joyce Jones (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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600,000-800,000 - The number of people expected to pack the nation's capital for the inauguration. It will be a much smaller crowd than the unprecedented 1.8 million who attended the president's first inauguration in 2009. (Photo: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
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10 - Number of jumbo screens broadcasting the swearing-in on the National Mall in both 2009 and 2013. (Photo: Rick Gershon/Getty Images)
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550 - Number of Presidential Inauguration Committee staffers. There were 432 in 2008. In addition, 300-400 congressional staffers are expected to volunteer on Inauguration Day. (Photo: Rick Gershon/Getty Images)
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2 - Swearings-in. Obama will be sworn-in on Jan. 20 as mandated by the Constitution and again in a public ceremony on Jan. 21. In 2008, he also was sworn in twice because Chief Justice John Roberts stumbled during the first oath. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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2 - There will be just two inaugural balls this year, compared to 10 in 2008. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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40,000 - The number of ball-goers expected in 2013. (Photo: Abby Brack/Getty Images)
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50,000 - Number of volunteers providing support for the inaugural activities. There were 18,000 in 2009. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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200 - Number of police officers from around the country who will be sworn in as temporary Metro Transit Police officers to provide subway security. In 2008, 8,000 of the nation's police officers provided security on Inauguration Day.(Photo: Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)
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147 - Number of horses marching in the inaugural parade. 28,189 seats for spectators and 1,100 portable toilets have been set up along the parade route. 13,000 participants and 90 groups marched in 2008 parade. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Timothy Kingston/U.S. Army via Getty Images)
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10,000 - The number of eggs Willard InterContinental Hotel chefs will use during Inauguration week, plus 600 pounds of cheese.(Photo: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate)