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Austin and Kendall visited with Ben Elton Cox, Sr., one of the original 13 Freedom Riders, one of the three still living!

The People's Inauguration Project was a unique and historic Inauguration event. The Stafford Foundation bought out the JW Marriot Hotel and provided transportation, rooms, gowns, parade seats, an inaugural ball and other activities. Thirty percent of those attending were "underserved, marginalized, and distressed people" who otherwise had no hope of attending events reserved for the privileged.

Austin and Kendall attended the Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast, the Inaugural Ball, and the Young People's Ball.

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