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VERY LONG TIME. WE HAVE WORKED VERY, VERY HARD AND LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING THE ACTING ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, STEPHEN AYERS. HE AND HIS TEAM HAVE...
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CONVENTION IN SAN FRANCISCO WHEN I WAS MAYOR AND THEIR EVERYBODY WAS CONTAINED. AND SO, IT WAS A BIG EXHIBIT HALL TURNED INTO A CONVENTION CENTER....
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DO THAN HERE WHERE IT IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT IS SO SPREAD OUT. AND I THINK SOME VERY PRUDENT THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE TO GUARANTEE SECURITY...
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REQUIRED. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? >> THE 5,000 ARE ACTUALLY IN THE CROWD FOR THE 240,000 PEOPLE, THAT'S FOR THE
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CAPITOL GROUNDS. THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE IS ACTUALLY TAKING CARE OF THE NATIONAL MALL AREA AND THEY HAVE AN EXTENSIVE NUMBER OF PORT-A-POTTIES...
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BE PROVIDING. THERE IS DISCUSSION WITH THE VARIOUS
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GOVERNMENT
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AGENCIES ABOUT THEIR IS AN EXTREME COLD WEATHER THE THAT COMES IN AT THAT TIME WHAT KIND OF OTHER STEPS COULD BE TAKEN IN TERMS OF THE BUILDINGS THAT...
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OCCASIONS DIRECTOR. WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR CREDENTIAL YOU WILL GET A SET OF RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT GIVE YOU ALL THE SCREENING TIMES AND SPEAKING...
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YOU ARE GOING TO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHERE TO BE EDWIN. >>
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YES? >> THE NUMBER
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OF PEOPLE EXPECTED TO COME TO WASHINGTON, WHAT OTHER CHALLENGES TO DEFACE IN PLANNING THIS MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S ENOUGH PORT-A-POTTIES FOR EVERYONE...
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IS HOW
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MUCH DETAIL THERE IS. AND OF COURSE THE HARD PART IS THE TICKETS BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS MORE. AND THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT. AND THEN IT'S ALL THE LOGISTICS....
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WAS SURPRISED THAT THE DETAIL WITH THE LOGISTICS. THERE IS A SCRIPT THAT LITERALLY FIGURES EVERY MOMENT, AND IT'S ALL BEEN TIMED BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT...
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FOR THE MEMBERS BUT THEIR DESIRE TO BE IN THE CEREMONY, THEY DO
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HAVE AN OFFICIAL ROLE TO PLAY. THEY ARE
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REPRESENTATIVES OF THEIR STATE FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS OR BOTH, AND THAT HAS BEEN WORKED OUT.
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| 00:09:11 |
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YES? >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE TOTAL COST, AND INTERESTED IN
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THE ENTIRE INAUGURAL. >> A WERE COST IS 1 MILLION. I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE REST OF IT. THE PRESIDENT'S INAUGURAL COMMITTEE, THE ABSORB THE COST OF THE...
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COVER? >> THAT COVERS THE INAUGURATION AND
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THE LUNCH AND THAT'S IT. >> SECURITY ON THE HILL? >> I CAN'T HEAR YOU. >> SECURITY ON CAPITOL HILL. >> WILL OBVIOUSLY THE SECURITY, RIGHT. YOU WANT TO...
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| 00:09:58 |
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THE 1.2 MILLION AS FOR
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| 00:09:59 |
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THE ACTUAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE FOR ACTUALLY DOING ALL OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PUTTING TOGETHER THE INAUGURATION. SEPARATELY THERE IS A BUDGET FOR...
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COSTS OF DOING THIS. AND ALSO, THERE IS A
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BUDGET FOR BUILDING THE
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PLATFORM ITSELF, WHICH IS
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A VERY EXPENSIVE. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I DON'T
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HAVE IN TERMS OF THE PLATFORM ITSELF. >> THE ARCHITECT BUDGET IS ABOUT 3.5 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLATFORM ITSELF, THE RENTAL OF ALL OF THE...
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THAT YOU SEE ON THE WEST FRONT. >> SO, LET
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ME BE CLEAR. THE 1.2 MILLION IS THE CEREMONY AND
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THE ONE. >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE POLICE COSTS? >> I BEG YOUR PARDON? POLICE, WHAT IS YOUR BUDGET, SERVER? >> I AN ASSISTANT CHIEF BY THE WAY. THE...
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| 00:11:03 |
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COST IS AROUND $1.5 MILLION MOST OF THAT IS SALARY MONEY FOR THE OVERTIME FOR ALL OF OUR PERSONNEL WHO ARE COMING IN THE DAY OF AND THE DAY BEFORE
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| 00:11:11 |
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THE INAUGURATION. >> YES? >>
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CAN YOU GUESS HOW MANY REQUESTS THERE WERE FOR THE RAFFLING
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TICKETS? >> NO, WE HAVEN'T ADDED THEM UP. NINE WERE 60,000. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> PARDON ME? >> AND THE ALLOTMENT WAS? >> WELCOME THE ALL LOT OF TICKETS...
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HOWARD? WHY DON'T YOU SPEAK TO
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THAT ABOUT THE NUMBERS. >> IT'S ALL LESS THAN
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300 FOR EACH SENATE OFFICE AND IT'S A LITTLE LESS THAN 200 FOR EACH HOUSE OFFICE IN TERMS
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OF THE INDIVIDUAL
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ALLOTMENT FOR
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EACH MEMBER. >>
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| 00:11:54 |
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YOU MAY RECALL PRESIDENT REAGAN'S INAUGURAL WAS MOVED INSIDE BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER. WE ARE FACING SOME PRETTY COLD
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WEATHER NOW. ARE THERE IRKS SOME CONTINGENCY PLANS HERE? IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THIS ACTUALLY COULD HAVE TO BE MOVED INSIDE? >> THERE ARE CONTINGENCY...
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THE PRESIDENT ELECT WISHED TO, HE WOULD MAKE THE CALL, AND IF HE WISHED TO GO INSIDE, THEN IT WOULD BE A MUCH MORE LIMITED CEREMONY IN STATUARY HALL...
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HAVE TICKETS AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE THE CEREMONY. >> WELL, THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, IT WILL BE ON TELEVISION, SO THEY WOULD SEE THAT, BUT THEY...
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| 00:12:54 |
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THINK, I THINK THE PRESIDENT-ELECT REALLY EXPECTS TO DO THIS OUTSIDE. WE WILL CONSULT
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| 00:12:59 |
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AND THERE WILL BE DISCUSSION OF THE WEATHER DROPS SO COLD THAT IT REALLY BECOMES LIFE IN DANGER IN, BUT I THINK IN VIEW OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE...
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OUTSIDE. >> YOU SAID IT WAS A VERY TIGHTLY SCRIPTED DAY. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS THEN -- >> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN? >> YEAH, JUST TALK...
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WHO HAVE SEEN PRIOR INAUGURALS KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROCESSION. IT IS A VERY FORMAL THING, AND
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PEOPLE COME DOWN INTERCEDED
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ON THE PLATFORM.
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THERE'S AN INDICATION. THERE ARE CERTAIN PERFORMANCES DURING THE PERIOD. THE BIG DEFENSE OF COURSE IS WHEN THE CHIEF JUSTICE SWEARS IN THE PRESIDENT...
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WITH I THINK ONE EXCEPTION, AND THAT IS THE MAYOR IS INTERESTED IN COMING AND THE MAYOR HASN'T BEEN PRESENT IN THE PAST, AND I SAID
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BEING A FORMER MAYOR HOW CAN YOU NOT HAVE BEEN THERE SO THE MAYOR IS GOING TO BE PRESENT. YES? >> YOU HAVE AN UPDATED ESTIMATE AS TO HOW MANY PEOPLE...
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2 MILLION PEOPLE AND I'D THINK IT ALL DEPENDS. YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU CREATE A DAMPENING OF SPIRIT WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE...
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THAT BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY YOU HAVE TO WALK A DISTANCE, YOU HAVE TO GET THERE EARLY. YOU HAVE TO STAND OUT FOR MOST PEOPLE WILL BE STANDING FOR A...
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| 00:16:45 |
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PERIOD OF TIME. THERE ARE THE PORT-A-POTTIES, BUT WHETHER EVERYBODY CAN GET
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| 00:16:52 |
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TO THEM IS ON KNOWN. HOW IMPACTED THE CROWDS OR ARE NOT KNOWN AND THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CHILDREN STANDING TO SEE. SO, MY OWN VIEW AS A...
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| 00:17:38 |
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DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE LATEST
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| 00:17:41 |
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WAS THREE OR 4,000 YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH THE D.C. CITY GOVERNMENT. AND THE LATEST FIGURES
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| 00:17:46 |
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WE ARE GETTING FROM THE SECRET SERVICE AND OTHER AGENCIES IS THEY ARE EXPECTING MORE LIKE 2 MILLION. BUT IT'S REALLY HARD TO TELL. THIS IS AN INAUGURAL...
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| 00:18:24 |
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UP THEIR TICKETS AND THEY ARE GIVEN A MAP WITH THE TICKETS. WE
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| 00:18:30 |
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ARE DOING A CALIFORNIA RECEPTION SO THEY WILL HAVE AN INVITATION TO THE RECEPTION WHICH IS THAT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEY WILL...
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| 00:19:50 |
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VERY LEGITIMATE BRINGING TOGETHER OF PEOPLE. HE HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH PASTORE WARREN. I DON'T KNOW HIM SO I CAN'T
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MAKE ANY COMMENT. AND I BELIEVE THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR POINT OF VIEW ON ANY SPECIFIC ISSUE WILL BE VERY RESPECTFUL BECAUSE OF...
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| 00:20:49 |
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WILL BE WILL BE. >> YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT? >> NO, AND I AM NOT GOING TO SAY IF I DO KNOW.
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| 00:21:02 |
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YES? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> MY PERSONAL FEELINGS? MY PERSONAL FEELING IS TO WANT THIS TO GO JUST AS WELL AS IT
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| 00:21:12 |
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POSSIBLY CAN. I REALLY BELIEVE IN OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND
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| 00:21:16 |
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THIS IS THE KIND OF A SEMINAL MOMENT OF THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION
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OF POWER. AND OBVIOUSLY I WANT THIS TO
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GO WELL. IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. IT'S ABOUT THE PRESIDENT. PEOPLE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE. >> I HAD DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA ABOUT THE...
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PART. >> DID REAGAN MAKE THE CALL IN 1985? >> I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. >> IT WAS ACTUALLY THE JOINT COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE SITUATION AND ENDED UP TURNING...
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THE COMMITTEE
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WILL CONFER AND MAKE SOME DETERMINATIONS BASED ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
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| 00:22:22 |
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MOST LIKELY WILL THEN CONSULT WITH THE
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| 00:22:26 |
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PRESIDENT. >> HE WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION AND AS HOWARD HAS SAID HE WANTS IT OUTSIDE. THAT'S PRETTY CLEAR. >> DELEGATE NORTON ANNOUNCED SHE'S GOT...
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| 00:22:48 |
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FROM THE COMMITTEE? >> SOME TICKETS WERE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE SPEAKER TO WORK WITH HOUSE MEMBERS WHO MIGHT HAVE SPECIFIC NEEDS BEYOND -- >>
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SPEEGAP, HOWARD. [LAUGHTER] >> NORMALLY I'M IN THE BACKGROUND BEHIND YOU, SORRY. SOME TICKETS WERE MADE AVAILABLE
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| 00:23:05 |
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BOTH ON THE SENATE AND HOUSE SIDE FOR PARTICULAR OFFICES
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THAT HAVE URGENT NEEDS SUCH AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. >> YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PRECIPITATION
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| 00:23:19 |
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OF THE STANFORD TESCO BOYS AND GIRLS CHORUS? >>
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| 00:23:21 |
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YES, I CAN. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE THING BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY LARGE CHORUSES AND THEY COME FROM MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS AND THE PRACTICE GENERALLY I...
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| 00:23:38 |
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IT VERY SERIOUSLY. THEY HAVE DONE DVDs, THEY'VE PERFORMED AROUND THE WORLD,
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| 00:23:43 |
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THEY'VE PERFORMED FOR ROYALTY. THEY ARE VERY GOOD. IT IS A DIVERSE GROUP AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THEM AND THEY REPRESENT THE WONDERFUL AMBASSADORS FOR...
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VERY
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SURPRISED WITH THE POMP AND
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CEREMONY THAT SURROUNDED IT, THAT IT
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| 00:24:42 |
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IS LOOKED AT AS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT AND KIND OF THE VERY BEST THAT WASHINGTON'S CATERING ESTABLISHMENT HAS TO OFFER. WE HAD A TASTING THAT INVOLVED...
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| 00:25:32 |
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INTENSE. THE LAUNCH IS A BRIEF PERIOD AND WE'VE HAD WONDERFUL WINE DONATED FROM CALIFORNIA FROM THE VINEYARD AND COREL. ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS,...
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| 00:27:22 |
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WAY IT WAS DONE AND IT WAS VERY PRECISE. THE STAFF STUDIED
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| 00:27:30 |
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THE FEES OF FORMER INAUGURALS AND THEY SHOWED THEM TO ME AND SAT WITH ME TO BE SURE THAT I LOOKED AT THEM AND WENT OVER IT. SO IN ALL EVERYTHING HAS...
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| 00:28:14 |
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BACK INTO OUR HISTORY 200 YEARS AND WHAT AMERICA WAS LIKE ACT THAT
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TIME PARTICULARLY FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS, AND THEN TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE GONE FROM THAT MONUMENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN THAT 200 YEARS AND THE DOORS...
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| 00:29:24 |
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OF THIS WORK DONE, AND THAT IS REALLY
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THE MAJOR PART OF THE COST. >> TUNA WITH
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THE COST IS FOR THE LUNCHEON SEPARATELY? >> ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
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THANK YOU VERY
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MUCH. [INAUDIBLE
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CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] >>> AND
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