Costs Of The Obama Inauguration 170 mil.

eated: Jan 21, 2009 at 9:37 PM CST

Story Updated: Jan 21, 2009 at 10:44 PM CST

Barack Obama is spending his first night in the White House this evening.
His inauguration may have been the biggest in history... and it was certainly the most costly.
We take a look at where all the money went.

The national celebration of Barack Obama's inauguration is going to be the most expensive in history.
ABC News totaled up the final bill for all the concerts... events and balls... and found the total to be around 170-million dollars.
So where's the inaugural money going?
The actual swearing-in ceremony set-back the Joint Congressional Committee just 1-and-a-quarter million dollars... lots of it going for the construction of the platform on the west front of the capital... and the three-course luncheon for congress and the new president.
The public parties and events celebrating Obama's historic inaugural will set-back donors about 45-million dollars.
That pays for a concert at the Lincoln Memorial... the inaugural balls and t-v's and sound systems on the National Mall to make sure spectators can experience the moment the 44-th president is sworn in.

And the biggest cost comes for all the security... portable bathrooms... and traffic control to serve basic needs for the crowds.
The federal... state and local governments estimate they'll spend more than 124-million for the big event.
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