January 18, 2025

The pomp, pageantry and circumstance of presidential inaugurations

15 minutes

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, hear from AP Washington radio correspondent, Sagar Meghani and White House correspondent Darlene Superville. They'll help us peel back the curtain and share what we can expect during a presidential inauguration.

And in other inauguration news:

Trump swearing-in will move inside Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold.

Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first.

Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there.

Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump's inauguration events.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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