Title from container. Special performances by Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Renée Fleming, Master Sgt. Caleb Green, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye LaVette, John Legend, The Rob Mathes Band, John Mellencamp, Jennifer Nettles, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, Usher, Will.i.am, Stevie Wonder. Release date: Apr. 20, 2010. Guests: President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Ashley Judd, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah, Laura Linney, George Lopez, Kal Penn, Marisa Tomei, Denzel Washington.
Contents:
disc 1. Invocation by The Rt. Reverend V. Gene Robinson -- We are one: the Obama inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial -- disc 2. President Barack Obama's inaugural address -- The Neighborhood Ball: an inauguration celebration.
Summary:
Reflect on the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Relive the unprecedented "We are one" pre-inaugural celebration, revisit the first-ever neighborhood ball featuring the President and First Lady's first dance, and renew the stirring call to unity and hope of President Obama's historic swearing-in and inaugural address.
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