Ali Arrives Early

Famed boxer sits in the cold waiting for the ceremonies to begin. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali awaits the start of the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, in Washington, January 20, 2009. His failing health did not keep him from this historic moment.

Ali sits with his wife, Yolanda, as they await the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

Martin Luther King III and his sister Bernice King are escorted to their seats prior to the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States in Washington, January 20, 2009. Other people are unidentified.