Moment Dianne Feinstein becomes first woman to open presidential inauguration

The Independent

Footage shows the moment Dianne Feinstein became the first woman to open a US presidential inauguration as she ushered in the start of Barrack Obama’s presidency in 2008.  Feinstein, a pioneering Democrat politician, has died at the age of 90.  A family member confirmed that she passed away on Thursday night,The New York Times reported, with staff in her office informed on Friday morning.  Tributes poured in from both sides of the political aisle with New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand paying tribute to the “force to be reckoned with” and Missouri Republican Josh Hawley describing it as “an honor to serve with her” in the Senate.

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00:00 Welcome to the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America.

00:10 The world is watching today as our great democracy engages in this peaceful transition of power.

00:18 Here on the National Mall, where we remember the founders of our nation and those who fought

00:25 to make it free, we gather to etch another line in the solid stone of history.

00:33 The freedom of a people to choose its leaders is the root of liberty.

00:39 In a world where political strife is too often settled with violence, we come here every

00:46 four years to bestow the power of the presidency upon our democratically elected leaders.

00:54 We today not only inaugurate a new administration, we pledge ourselves to the hope, the vision,

01:02 the unity, and the renewed call to greatness inspired by the 44th President of the United

01:09 States, Barack Obama.

01:12 Thank you, and God bless America.

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