It was his next line that got people talking

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For Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.Media: Andrew Wilkinson, 203-913-1369orInvestors: Deborah Liston, 203-618-4070 Copyright Business Wire 2009. Jeff Mason is a Reuters White House correspondent. A native of Colorado, he joined Reuters in October 2000 in Frankfurt, Germany, where he spent three years before transferring to Brussels to cover the European Union. Last year he returned to the United States to follow the presidential campaign and in the following story, he recounts some unexpected scenes in the ceremonies around U.S President Barack Obama's inauguration. Jeff is still thawing out.By Jeff MasonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Like any staged event, Barack Obama's transition to power on Tuesday had moments that caught people off guard.Perhaps the biggest surprise was when the new president and his wife, Michelle, left the safety of their heavy-duty limousine to walk part of the way back from the U.S. Capitol to the White House."He's getting out! He's getting out!" correspondents on the open, flat-bed truck where I was riding shouted as the couple left the car to wave at the crowds and walk in the street in the direction of their new home.Secret Service members watched as spectators roared with delight.

The first couple, holding hands, appeared to relish being out with the crowds who had braved the cold to come and witness a part of history.As a member of the traveling press pool on inauguration day, I saw a handful of those surprising and sometimes intimate moments up-close.The day started early. Journalists gathered near the Obamas' temporary quarters at 7:15 a.m. "The problems are mighty and the solutions are not simple, and everywhere you turn there will be a critic," Jakes said. "But you are all fired up, sir, and you are ready to go."It was his next line that got people talking."I say to you as my son who is here today my 14-year-old son he probably would not quote Scripture.