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Nearly 2 million people went to the Mall to see Barack Obama take the oath of office in January 2009. D.C. officials expect 600,000 to 800,000 people for a scaled-back event Jan. 21 as Mr. Obama begins his second term. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama speaks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington after meeting with congressional leaders regarding the fiscal cliff, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Former President Bill Clinton, left, Sen. Barack Obama, center, and former president George Bush meet with hurricane Katrina evacuees in the Reliant Center adjacent to the Astrodome in Houston, Monday, September 5, 2005. (AP Photo/Richard Carson, Pool)

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In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, photo, items that will be presented to guests during the inauguration of President Barack Obama are seen inside Aunt Bea's Little White House B&B, in Washington, the six-room bed and breakfast in Northeast Washington still had two rooms available for the presidential inauguration as of the week before Christmas, with rates starting at $225 a night. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the Memorial Service for U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, with first lady Michelle Obama, at the Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Military jets perform a flyover during the Memorial Service for Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, attended by President Barack Obama, at the Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand with their hands over their hearts as the flag-draped casket of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, is carried past during a memorial service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama, walks past the casket of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye D-Hawaii, at his funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama arrives with first lady Michelle Obama, top, and daughters Malia, top left, and Sasha, bottom right, at Honolulu Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, for the start of their holiday vacation, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)