Following the inauguration, Karin Loftin, first lady of the University of Missouri, exits the Missouri Theatre in a tiger-striped jacket, followed by the Loftins' son, Ben Loftin. Photo by Lizz Cardwell.
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Following the inauguration, Karin Loftin, first lady of the University of Missouri, exits the Missouri Theatre in a tiger-striped jacket, followed by the Loftins' son, Ben Loftin. Photo by Lizz Cardwell.
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