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Doug Emhoff and newly sworn-in Vice President Harris at the Inauguration in Washington, D.C. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
AGOURA HILLS, CA As Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman and woman of color to be sworn in as vice president, her husband, Agoura High School graduate Doug Emhoff, became the nation s first Second Gentleman. He also became the first male and Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president.
The 56-year-old entertainment lawyer was born in Brooklyn, and spent most of his childhood in New Jersey, before moving to Agoura Hills when he was 17. In 1982, he graduated from Agoura High, where he was a member of the ski and backpacking clubs, varsity tennis team, and school newspaper staff, according to the 1982 yearbook.
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At Joe Bidenâs Inauguration, Jill Biden wore a relatively unknown designer, Alexandra OâNeill, and chose to wear the color blue âfor the pieces to signify trust, confidence, and stability.âPhotograph by Patrick Semansky / AFP / Getty
It was a strong day for coats. Senator Bernie Sanders, for instance, arrived at the most pomp-heavy and paparazzied political event of the year in a gruff, no-nonsense taupe parka from the Vermont-based snowboarding company Burton, which he paired with a pair of chunky, hand-knit mittens made from recycled wool. Would we expect anything less? The mittens were not new; Sanders wore several similar pairs along the campaign trail last year (they were a gift from Jen Ellis, a teacher and friend of Sandersâs daughter-in-law who makes knitted goods for craft fairs in her spare time). The jacket was also making a repeat appearance; it was an old Christmas gift from Sandersâs stepson, Dave Driscoll, the
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