OBAMA 411: The Inauguration, By The Numbers ...

President Obama has been a permanent resident of the White House for almost a week now. But the world is still a-buzz about his historic inauguration.

The Inaug website has finally posted the important tidbits about the Big Event that make you realize just how amazingly grand this day was ...




Here's the Inauguration - By The Numbers:



1,120,000: Metro train rides taken on January 20th, setting a new record for one-day ridership.


18,000: Volunteers provided support for the inaugural activities.


Over 13,000: Service events organized in response to President Obama’s call to service.


13,000: Participants marched in the Inaugural Parade.

8,000: Members of America’s police departments provided security on Inauguration Day.


1,382: Applications received by the PIC, from groups requesting to march in the Inaugural Parade.


Over 1,000: Neighborhood Ball Parties organized across the country.


432: Presidential Inaugural Committee staff worked to put together the most open and accessible inauguration in history.


Over 90: Groups marched in the Inaugural Parade.


58: Agencies collaborated on the security for the Inauguration.


10: Jumbo screens on the National Mall broadcasted inaugural events.




And here are some more numbers I pulled from Wikipedia's article on the Inauguration:

1.4 to 1.8 million: The estimated number of people in attendance on Inauguration Day.

37.8 million: The number of people estimated to have watched the Inauguration on TV (this doesn't include those who watched online).

15: The number of years since Barack Obama bought a brand new tux (he bought the first in 15 years for the Inauguration).

26: The age of the New York designer that created Michelle Obama's Inaugural Ball gown.

17: The number of networks that broadcast the Big Event.

136 million: The number of web site hits CNN had on Inauguration Day


5 to 21 million: The number of estimated people who logged onto the web to watch live video streams of the Inauguation events (the numbers varied at different times of the day but 21 million was the peak number).


1,000: The number of FBI agents that assisted with security on January 20th.


35: The number of words in the Oath of Office.

18 1/2: The length (in minutes) of Obama's Inaugural Address. (Give or take a second).



Amazing huh??? :)

• For a complete look at all the interesting facts linked to Obama's Inauguration, go HERE.