Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on the History of Presidential Inaugurations

Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says presidential inaugurations are a chance for "a new beginning." Speaking with CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid, Goodwin looks back at memorable inaugural addresses from Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. And the task ahead for President-elect Joe Biden on Inauguration Day. Plus, the rituals and traditions that have become the hallmark of the transition of power between presidents that will not be occurring this year.

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