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2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama
Date January 20, 2009 www.pic2009.org
LocationWashington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol
ParticipantsPresident-elect of the United States, Barack H. Obama II
Assuming office
Chief Justice of the United
States, John G. Roberts
Administering oath
Vice President-elect of the United States
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Assuming office
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Paul Stevens
Administering oath
Joint Congressional Committee
on Inaugural Ceremonies
Responsible for inaugural events
(including inaugural parade
and balls)

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The 2009 presidential inauguration of Barack Obama will take place on January 20, 2009, under the provisions of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The inauguration will mark the commencement of the four-year term of Barack Obama and Joe Biden as President and Vice President, respectively. The inauguration is expected to draw a record-setting crowd of over two million people. The theme of the inauguration is "A New Birth of Freedom," commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

Official inauguration events commenced on January 17 with a train ride beginning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and stopping in Wilmington, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland, before continuing on to Washington, D.C. Events are scheduled in Washington from January 18 to January 21, 2009.

Details

Train ride

Aboard the Georgia 300

The commencement of inauguration activities is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, a former Illinois politician and the sixteenth president of the United States. Lincoln travelled by a chartered train that included the Georgia 300 car, from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in 1861. Lincoln stopped in 70 places along the way to his inauguration, but his tour began in Template:City-state, on February 11, 1861, before arriving in Philadelphia on February 21.

Obama began by holding a town hall meeting in Philadelphia's 30th Street Station at 10 a.m. on January 17. At 11:30 a.m., Obama rode to Wilmington to pick up Vice President-elect Biden, riding in the Georgia 300, a railroad car used by past presidents. Then he went to Baltimore and spoke to a crowd of around 40,000. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prevented private planes, news helicopters, balloonists and others from getting anywhere near the airspace above the train. Obama and family departed from 30th Street Station at 11 a.m. and arrived in Union Station at 7 p.m.

Inauguration

The inaugural program will begin on January 20 at 10 a.m. EST (15:00 UTC) with the oath of office and inaugural address taking place at noon EST (17:00 UTC) at the west front of the United States Capitol. The public observation area is the National Mall, although a section of the Mall between 3rd and 4th Streets NW is reserved for ticket-holders.

The 2009 inauguration is expected to be attended by two million people, which would set a record. Lyndon Johnson's 1965 inauguration holds the record with 1.2 million attendees. By comparison, both of George W. Bush's inaugurations drew about 300,000.

Guests

The Tuskegee Airmen are among the invited guests for the inauguration. The five-person crew of US Airways Flight 1549, including pilot Chesley Sullenberger, were also invited.

Fundraising

Preparations at the capitol

Unlike in political campaigns, there are no legal restrictions on the amount that one can contribute to an inaugural celebration. The 2005 inauguration saw numerous corporations contribute $250,000 to George W. Bush's second inauguration, which cost an estimated $42.3 million, while Obama's inauguration is expected to cost $40 million from Obama's Presidential Inaugural Committee and "near $50 million" from the city. As the costs have soared to over $150 million for the District and neighboring states (another estimate suggests $170 million or more in total), such as Maryland where the costs are over $11 million, Barack Obama's inauguration committee (Penny Pritzker, John W. Rogers, Jr., Pat Ryan, William Daley and Julianna Smoot) set a $50,000 contribution limit to underscore their "commitment to change business as usual in Washington." As of January 6, 2009, the committee had raised over $27 million and at least 378 people gave the maximum $50,000, including George Soros, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Ron Howard, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Jim Henson's daughter Lisa Henson. Although the committee is not accepting donations from PACs, federally registered lobbyists, or corporations, they are accepting donations from individuals with active lobbying interest such as Google and Microsoft executives Eric Schmidt and Steve Ballmer, respectively.

Celebrations

HBO presented the inaugural kick-off concert, entitled "We Are One," at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, which featured performances from Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Caleb Green, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye Lavette, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, Usher, Will.I.Am, and Stevie Wonder. The concert was free and HBO broadcasted it on an open feed, meaning anyone with cable television could watch it. Jack Black, Steve Carell, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks, Ashley Judd, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah, Laura Linney, George Lopez, Kal Penn, Marisa Tomei, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, and Tiger Woods read historical passages.

On January 19, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will host a "Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future" event at the Verizon Center. Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers will honor military families in concert. The show will be broadcast live on Disney Channel and on Radio Disney.

Obama has purchased his first new tuxedo in 15 years for the inauguration. The tuxedo was made by Hart Schaffner Marx, a Chicago-based menswear firm that uses union labor.

The number of official inaugural balls during inauguration week has not been confirmed, but the Obamas will attend ten official inaugural balls on January 20. The Obamas will begin Inauguration Day night at the Washington Convention Center as hosts of the "Neighborhood Inaugural Ball", which will commence the evening of celebrations. The Neighborhood Ball is scheduled to be the premier event of the evening. Numerous celebrities will participate in it. Obama will also host the "Commander-in-Chief's Ball" at the National Building Museum for Purple Heart recipients, families of fallen heroes, and spouses of deployed military. Musical acts for the various balls include Mariah Carey, Sting, Elvis Costello, Young Jeezy, Ashley Judd, Mary J. Blige, T.I., Chaka Khan, Melissa Etheridge and LL Cool J.

During the four nights of the inauguration celebration, District of Columbia bars will be permitted to remain open until 4:00 a.m., later than usual. Additionally, restaurants will be allowed to stay open twenty-four hours a day for the entire four day period. Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Chairperson, Senator Dianne Feinstein and committee member Senator Robert Foster Bennett felt that the original 5am liquor curfew and 24 hour food service would be a strain on law enforcement resources. The Council of the District of Columbia passed the extended curfews as emergency legislation proposed by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.

Security

The District of Columbia police force is expected to double to 8,000 with the police officers from around the United States being added to the force for additional security. Five thousand troops will participate in the Inaugural Parade in a ceremonial capacity. 1,300 unarmed National Guard troops will aid Park Police in crowd control on the National Mall. The remainder will perform other security functions. The FAA will have airspace restrictions on the city from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 20th.

Program

The program by the Congressional leaders includes music by vocalist Aretha Franklin, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill. Some of the musical selections are by composer John Williams. Poet Elizabeth Alexander will speak. Other inauguration participants include the "The President's Own" (the United States Marine Band) and the United States Navy Band. The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus will also perform. Evangelical pastor Rick Warren is scheduled to deliver the invocation, while civil rights activist Joseph Lowery of the United Methodist Church is scheduled to deliver the benediction for the inaugural ceremony.

Vice President-elect Biden will take his oath first from Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, then Obama will take his oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts. Obama is to be sworn on the Bible used by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration in 1861, and will use the phrase "so help me God" at the end of the oath. The swearing in will be followed by a 21-gun salute to the new President from the members of the armed forces, as well as the first playing of four ruffles and flourishes and "Hail to the Chief." Obama will deliver his inaugural address as the President of the United States following his swearing in ceremony.

Schedule

Parade

The inaugural parade will travel down Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House. Because of the threat that the President-elect may face on January 20, it is more than likely that Obama will be traveling down Pennsylvania Avenue by motorcade; it was tradition for the new President to walk instead of being driven. It is scheduled to extend for over two hours in the afternoon following the inauguration. It will include 15,000 people, 240 horses, dozens of marching bands, two drum and bugle corps, and one mariachi band from Template:City-state. He has invited the nine-time Drum Corps International (DCI) World Champion The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, the eight-time finalist Colts Drum and Bugle Corps from Template:City-state, and the VMI corps of cadets, as well as the high school marching band from Punahou School, his high school in Hawaii to perform in the inaugural parade. During part of the parade, Obama will ride in a new armored limousine .

Online broadcasting

A number of news organizations and online video broadcasting companies will stream the Inauguration live online. It is expected that over 200 million viewers worldwide will watch Inauguration videos and live streams over the Internet. The event will also be available live to select iPhone users.

Use of “Hussein”

“I think the tradition is that they use all three names, and I will follow the tradition, not trying to make a statement one way or the other.”

Barack Obama

Obama has decided to follow tradition and use his full name, including his middle name Hussein, regardless of its past and present use by detractors as an effort to slant his image. This seems to have caught the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies off guard. According to their announced program, the schedule states, "Oath of Office Administered to President-elect Barack H. Obama." The program also states that the inaugural address will be given by "the President of the United States, The Honorable Barack H. Obama." The decision to use his middle name is part of an effort to "reboot America's image around the world," according to Obama.

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