Federal and local agencies estimated that the turnout was about half of the number attending the first inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009, which set a record for the number of people in the National Mall at once.
The turnout was about half of the number. This was what federal and local agencies estimated. This number was attending the first inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009. Barack Obama in 2009 set a record for the number of people in the National Mall at once.