More than a thousand people with tickets missed the event while being stranded in the I-395 Third Street Tunnel beneath the Mall after police directed them there ( see Purple Tunnel of Doom ) . The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies subsequently announced that ticket holders that were not admitted would receive copies of the swearing-in invitation and program , photos of Obama and Vice President Joe Biden , and a color print of the ceremony
Purple Tunnel of Doom
Purple Tunnel of Doom
National Mall