A swearing-in ceremony is a sacred for any public official.
While all swearing-in ceremonies may be carefully planned, not all go by the book.
[Biden] had had thatterrible tragedyat the time, the automobile accident that killed his wife and infant.
His two sons were in the hospital.
He would not come down to be sworn in at the regular session.
He said he couldn’t leave his children.
We did the ceremony in the hospital.
He was then just about the youngest person certainly the youngest person who was elected that year …
