Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Presidential Inauguration ceremony — in pictures

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US President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: AP

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US President Joe Biden with former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton during the inauguration on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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US President Joe Biden embraces former President Barack Obama after inauguration on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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US President Joe Biden speaks during his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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President Joe Biden hugs his wife Jill Biden and children Hunter and Ashley Biden after he is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, at the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: AP

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Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden kiss after he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Rev. Silvester Beaman gives the benediction during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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US President Joe Biden waves after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Vice President Kamala Harris bumps fists with Joe Biden after she was sworn in during the inauguration, at the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: AP

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Kamala Harris is sworn in as US Vice President as her spouse Doug Emhoff holds a bible during the inauguration of Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: AP

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Jennifer Lopez performs during the inauguration of Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Lady Gaga sings the National Anthem during the inauguration of Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Father Leo J. O’Donovan delivers the invocation during the inauguration of Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Joe Biden, with his wife Jill, steps out to the portico to be sworn in as 46th president of the United States during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol. Image Credit: AP

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during the inauguration on the West Front of the US Capitol. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Guests are seated on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden arrive for the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff arrive before the inauguration on the West Front of the US Capitol. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the inauguration of Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol. Image Credit: AP

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Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura arrive for the 59th Presidential Inauguration. Image Credit: AP

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Members of the National Guard patrol the streets ahead of the inauguration in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former US President Bill Clinton arrive for the inauguration, on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrives at the US Capitol ahead of Biden’s inauguration. Image Credit: AP

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Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden Kamala Harris, her husband Doug Emhoff, US Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and his wife Abigail Blunt arrive ahead of the inauguration, in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Law enforcement personnel monitor the area during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: AP

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From left: Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, Joe Biden arrive for the inauguration, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) arrives for the inauguration of Joe Biden, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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The view from the podium where Joe Biden will speak after being sworn-in at the US Capitol in Washington. Image Credit: AP

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The motorcade of US Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the US Capitol for the inauguration, in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) and former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao (L) arrives for the inauguration of Joe Biden, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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Guests arrive for the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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The US Marine band performs before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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US National Guardsmen look on in Washington, DC, ahead of the inauguration. Image Credit: AFP

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Dance team members from Howard University wait at Freedom Plaza for the start of the inauguration parade in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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The military band sets up at the US Capitol as preparations are made before the Inauguration in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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President-elect Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff attend a church service before his presidential inauguration, at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Doug Emhoff looks at his wife Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as they attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies, in Washington. Image Credit: AP

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Members of the media work on the social-distanced riser at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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President-elect Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff attend a church service before his presidential inauguration, at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and her husband Paul Pelosi attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies, in Washington. Image Credit: AP

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Members of law enforcement line the streets ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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Lady Gaga arrives at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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Guest name tags for seating assignments are organized prior to the inaugural ceremony in Washington. Image Credit: NYT

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Police officers patrol the area near the US Capitol before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP

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