Martin Luther King Jr. His roughly 2,000-word inaugural address hearkened back to both . ` Michelle Obama wears a full - length , custom , red gown designed by Jason Brown . She and the president dance to Jennifer Lopez ' ` ` Let 's Stay Together '' ` ` Today is the day for all of us in this country to come together , '' says a GOP spokesman . A civil rights veteran struggles ` ` to keep from crying '' as Obama takes oath on MLK Bible .
Michelle Obama wears a full - length , custom , red gown designed by Jason Brown . She and the president dance to Jennifer Lopez ' ` ` Let 's Stay Together '' ` ` Today is the day for all of us in this country to come together , '' says a GOP spokesman . A civil rights veteran struggles ` ` to keep from crying '' as Obama takes oath on MLK Bible .