Joint Congressional Committee On Inaugural Ceremonies Holds First Nail Ceremony

Stephen Ayers, Architect of the Capitol, from left, Senator Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, Senator Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, drive nails into a piece of lumber during a Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies First Nail ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. The ceremony marks the official launch of construction on the Inaugural platform where the next President of the United States will take the oath of office on Friday, January 20, 2017. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images