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Pastor @robertjeffress #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/NpTRqS88mD

— Dan Scavino Jr. (@DanScavino) January 20, 2017

Pence also posted pictures, including this one:

We begin this historic and humbling day as we do every day, with a moment of reflection and prayer. #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/sfJkGktFpe

— Mike Pence (@mike_pence) January 20, 2017

Rundown of the Day

The day’s events followed the pattern of past inaugurations. The Trumps stayed overnight at Blair House, across the street from the White House.

Before the inaugural ceremony, the Trumps sat down for tea with the Obamas; Melania Trump presented them with a box from jeweler Tiffany & Co. Also at the White House were Mike Pence, Karen Pence, Vice President Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

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PHOTO: Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden, welcome Vice President-elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen to the White House before the inauguration ceremony, Jan. 20, 2017.
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Trump's Cabinet-level picks and former presidents were in attendance for the inauguration.

Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton arrived at the Capitol together. Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote by roughly 3 million ballots, wore white, a color that holds special significance for the suffragist movement.

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PHOTO: Hillary Clinton arrives at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington for the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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Mixing Tradition With Personal Touches

Trump chose two Bibles for his swearing-in: his childhood Bible and President Abraham Lincoln's Bible. The only other president to use Lincoln's Bible was Barack Obama in 2009 and 2013.

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PHOTO: Former President of the George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush arrive at the Capitol Building before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in at the inauguration in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017.
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Jackie Evancho, a 16-year-old \"America's Got Talent\" alum, sang the national anthem.

An abnormal facet of the day was the sizable number of congressional Democrats who announced they would skip the inauguration. The latest count had one-third of House Dems boycotting the ceremony. There was no modern precedent for a political boycott of that scale.

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