After the speech and the parade came the inauguration parties. And, of course, the red dress that had the whole world talking. TIME goes behind the velvet rope, to capture the scene of the Commander in Chief’s Ball.
The Inauguration Party: Photos Inside the Commander in Chief’s Ball
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance at the Inaugural Ball at the Walter Washington Convention Center on Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.
