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Inauguration Day schedule, program to begin at 10:30 a.m. Central

Jan. 20, 2009

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Tuesday morning, the Obamas and the Bidens will attend church service followed by a coffee with the Bushes and Cheneys. The entire party will travel to the Capitol together for Barack Obama’s inauguration where he will be sworn in with Michelle Obama holding the Lincoln Bible.

The 44th President of the United States, Barack H. Obama, will then enter the Capitol to sign cabinet secretary nomination certificates before the inaugural lunch. After that, a Review of the Troops before the Inaugural Parade.

Then, the President and First Lady and the Vice President and Second Lady will attend the inaugural parade before attending ten official inaugural balls.


Swearing In Ceremony Program
Program Begins at 11:30 a.m. EST Musical Selections

The United States Marine Band

The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus

Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks

The Honorable Dianne Feinstein

Invocation

Dr. Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA

Musical Selection

Aretha Franklin

Oath of Office Administered to Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

By Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

The Honorable John Paul Stevens

Musical Selection

John Williams, Composer/Arranger

Itzahk Perlman, Violin

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Gabriella Montero, Piano

Anthony McGill, Clarinet

Oath of Office Administered to President-elect Barack H. Obama

By the Chief Justice of the United States

The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr.

Inaugural Address

The President of the United States,

The Honorable Barack H. Obama

Poem

Elizabeth Alexander

Benediction

The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery

The National Anthem

The United States Navy Band “Sea Changers”


2009 Presidential Escort

1. Metropolitan police escort
2. Chief, Metropolitan police: Cathy Lanier
3. Presidential Inaugural Committee Co-Chairs: William Daley, Penny Pritzker, John Rogers,
Patrick Ryan and Julianna Smoot
4. Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director: Emmett Beliveau
5. Armed Forces Inaugural Committee Component: Major General Richard J. Rowe, U.S. Army
(Commander of Troops); Rear Admiral J. Scott Burhoe, U.S. Coast Guard;
Major General Ralph J. Jodice II, U.S. Air Force; Major General William J. Williams, U.S. Marine Corps;
Rear Admiral Earl L. Gay, U.S. Navy
6. Joint Military Staff; Commander of Troops: Colonel Joseph Buche,
a. Captain Thomas Hanifen (Army)
b. Captain Patrick Lavoie (Marine Corps)
c. L ieutenant Scott Bullock (Navy)
d. L ieutenant Colonel Anthony Taylor (Air Force)
e. Lieutenant David Block (Coast Guard)
7. Army Band
8. Army Platoon: Captain Charles Jackson, Third Infantry, Company E (The Old Guard)
9. Marine Corps Platoon; Captain Kendrick Gaines, Alpha Company, Marine Barracks
10. Navy Platoon; Lieutenant Adam Krumbholz, U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
11. Air Force Flight; Major Tyson Willis, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Ceremonial Flight
12. Coast Guard Platoon; Lieutenant Junior General Kristin Bagby, U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard
13. Fife and Drum Corps; Master Sergeant Russell Smith, Third Infantry (The Old Guard)
14. Commander In Chief’s Guard; Captain Gregory Escobar, Third Infantry (The Old Guard)
15. U.S. Capitol Police Escort
16. Chief, U.S. Capitol Police: Phillip Morse
17. Metropolitan DC Police/U.S. Park Police/U.S. Secret Service Police Escort
18. Press Pool
19. President and Mrs. Obama
20. Vice President and DR. Biden
21. Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
a. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman
b. Senator Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader
c. Senator Bob Bennett, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
d. Representative Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
e. Representative Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader
f. Representative John Boehner, House Minority Leader
22. United States Supreme Court
23. Mayor of the District of Columbia
24. U.S. Park Police Escort
25. Acting Chief, U.S. Park Police: Dwight E. Pettiford


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