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Joe Biden enters White House for the first time as US president

January 21, 2021 03:29 IST

United States President Biden, Vice President Harris and their families received a presidential escort to the White House, hours after the new administration was officially sworn into office.

Biden's ride to the White House came as part of a day of inauguration activities, including the swearing in ceremony at the Capitol and a wreath-laying event at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Dr Jill Biden hug as they arrive at the North Portico of the White House in Washington. Photograph: Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters
 

The Bidens enjoy a cozy moment at the doors of the White House before they enter for the first time as the First US Couple. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Dr Jill wave as they stand at the North Portico of the White House. Photograph: Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden walk along Pennsylvania Avenue with their family in front of the White House during Inaugural celebrations in Washington. Photograph: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images

US President Joe Biden greets DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on the abbreviated parade route after Biden's inauguration. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

US President Joe Biden looks out from the window of the presidential limousine, known as "The Beast" during the Inauguration Day parade, in Washington. Photograph: Erin Scott/Reuters

US Vice President Kamala Harris and family members walk the abbreviated parade route after the inauguration in Washington, DC. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

US Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff walk into the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House, in Washington. Photograph: Erin Scott/Reuters
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