First Nail Ceremony - Inauguration 2013
House and Senate leaders grabbed their hammers for the First Nail Ceremony on Sept. 20, marking the launch of construction of the 2013 presidential inauguration platform.
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An act of Congress
From left, members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., hammer nails into a plank during the First Nail Ceremony for the official launch of construction of the 2013 presidential inauguration platform.
Credit: AP Photo/Cliff Owen
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