Michael Hancock, who's leaving City Hall after three terms as mayor and two on city council, received a standing ovation and a hug from Johnston, who seemed eager to start his new job and ended his speech with "Now, let's get to work!"

Michael Johnston's swearing-in ceremony on July 17 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.
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Denver City Council members and other newly elected officials joined Michael Johnston on stage.
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Poet Bobby LeFebre, the state poet laureate, prepared the crowd for Johnston's speech.
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Like JFK, Mike Johnston mentioned sending a man to the moon as a way to stay positive about the future.
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Denver's 44th mayor, now-Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, and his wife, Robin Pringle Hickenlooper, attended the inauguration ceremony.
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Denver's 46th mayor speaks with Denver's 41st mayor, Federico Peña, after the inauguration.
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