Poignant moment: Obama turns to view crowd one last time, says, ‘I’m not going to see this again’

As Barack Obama delivered his inaugural address, hundreds of thousands of Americans watched from the Capitol grounds and the National Mall. They cheered, they chanted, they looked to the nation like a sea of red, white and blue.

And when the 44th president finished his speech and walked up the marble steps of the Capitol, he paused and said, “I want to take a look one more time. I’m not going to see this again.”

As other dignitaries continued to file up the steps, Obama gazed for about 15 seconds at the assembled throng. Behind him, his daughters Sasha and Malia and his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, did the same.

Then it was over. Obama ascended the stairs and headed into the remainder of the presidency.