Kicker: A bittersweet return

LINDSAY MAST, HOST: Larry Anderson attended his first inauguration back in 1989, when George H. W. Bush took the oath of office.

ANDERSON: So my wife was a school teacher, and she had class going. I said, "Okay, but me and the girls are going."

Anderson packed his daughters up and off they went on a road trip from North Carolina to Washington. After that, he went to each Inauguration with his wife Ingrid. He’s been to every one since, ten in all if you’re doing the math. But this year was different.

ANDERSON: She got sick and we didn't, you know, didn't think it all the way through to get the tickets and everything.

Ingrid died last February. That left Anderson with a choice…

ANDERSON: So I decided to come on up just to honor her. Yeah, so it's uh, it's been bittersweet. I miss that girl.

Anderson says he’s hopeful in Christ that he will one day see Ingrid again, and after visiting Washington Monday, he’s hopeful for his country, too.

ANDERSON: You know, we still have problems, but we can work on those problems together.

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