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Poet Richard Blanco Reads During Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies

Jan 21, 2013 1:28 PM EST

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Poet Richard Blanco reads a poem for President Obama’s second inauguration. Blanco is the first Hispanic and openly gay man to read the inaugural poem.

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