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Remember a happier time when at 12:00 noon on Inauguration Day 2009 (Tuesday, January 20, 2009 -- the date and time are defined by the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution), Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. The Inauguration Day 2009 Schedule lists all the major events leading up this this important day.
Inauguration Schedule
8:00 AM
✓ Gates open for ticketed attendees -- if you have tickets, it will be wise to arrive very early as crowds will be huge and security heavy.
10:00 AM
✓ Preliminary festivities begin, including music by The United States Marine Band, The San Francisco Boys Chorus, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
11:00 AM
✓ Live internet broadcast of the inauguration begins at the Presidential Inaugural Committee web site. See the where to watch page for more information.
11:30 AM
✓ Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Senator Dianne Feinstein
✓ Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren
✓ Aretha Franklin will sing
✓ Vice President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office
✓ Music composed by John Williams and performed by Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero, and Anthony McGill.
12:00 Noon
✓ The oath of office:
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
12:05 PM
✓ President Barack Obama will give his inaugural address, speaking to the nation for the first time as President of the United States.
Inauguration Speeches
✓ Poem: Elizabeth Alexander
✓ Benediction: The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
✓ The National Anthem: The United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters"
1:00 PM
✓ Inaugural Luncheon. For details on the menu and invited guests, see the news release.
2:30 PM
✓ Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House. If you have tickets, you need to be in your seats by 1:00 PM. There is open seating along Pennsylvania Avenue. For information on how to get to the parade route, for people with and without tickets, see the Inaugural Committee's parade information page.
Get some Obama t-shirts to remember this wonderful day.
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program."
- George W. Bush
"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."
- George W. Bush
"I also believe that some of the decisions I've made up to now have affected our standing in parts of the world. I remember in the debates, somebody asked me about Europe. And I said, well, they wanted us to join the International Criminal Court, and I chose.. I said, that's not the right posture for the United States of America, or some saying I should have negotiated with Arafat for the four years I was president.. obviously, prior to his death."
- George W. Bush
"It's an important concept for our fellow citizens to understand, that no one in need will ever be forced to choose a faith-based provider. That's an important concept for people to understand. What that means is if you're the Methodist church and you sponsor an alcohol treatment center, they can't say only Methodists, only Methodists who drink too much can come to our program. "All Drunks Are Welcome" is what the sign ought to say."
- George W. Bush
"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table."
- George W. Bush
"It's important to reach out to moderate Arab nations, like Jordan and Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait."
- George W. Bush, 2000
"Uhh Gosh, I.. don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those, uhh, exaggerations."
- George W. Bush, 10/13/2004
"So I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you."
- George W. Bush, 3/13/2002
"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him."
- George W. Bush, 9/13/2001
"[Saddam] built up a massive war machine while neglecting the basic needs of his own people."
- George W. Bush
"I don't know what you're talking about, about international law. I've got to consult my lawyer."
- George W. Bush
"...there are no longer torture chambers or rape rooms or mass graves in Iraq."
- George W. Bush
"So I don't worry about, and people shouldn't worry about a draft... I think we're in good shape, I really do. And, if not, we'll -- I'll address the nation. But I don't see any need to right now."
- George W. Bush
When the heat got on, they left the battlefield - that is unacceptable."
- George W. Bush complains about Iraqi security forces, the proud Vietnam veteran that he is... no wait.
"I will need your support and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do to deserve your trust"
- George W. Bush
"Of course we're after Iraq.. eh.. Saddam Hussein.. I mean bin Laden."
- George W. Bush
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country and our people.. and neither do we."
- George W. Bush
"This administration never said that the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated between Saddam and Al Qaeda."
- George W. Bush flip flopping
"I call upon all nations to to everything they can to stop these terrorist killings. Thank you. Now watch this drive."
- George W. Bush, playing golf and "working" at the same time
"There's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that people whose skin color may not be the same as ours can be free and self govern.
I reject that. I reject that strongly. I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern. I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily.. are a different color than white can self-govern."
- George W. Bush
This is an impressive crowd, the have and the have mores. Some people call you the elite, I call you my base.
- George W. Bush
"It's time to restore honor and dignity to the White House."
- George W. Bush
"The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants."
- George W. Bush
"We will tear down the apparatus of terror and we will help you to build a new Iraq that is prosperous and free."
- George W. Bush
"I don't think our troops should be used for what's called nation building."
- George W. Bush, 2000
"We will be changing the regime of Iraq for the good of the iraqi people."
- George W. Bush
"I'm not so sure the role of the United States is going around the world saying this is the way its gotta be."
- George W. Bush, 2000
"In the first war of the 21st century, you're defending your fellow citizens against ruthless enemies. And by your sacrifice, you're making our country more secure."
- George W. Bush to U.S troops, March 18th 2004
"I think if you're gonna make an accusation in the course of a presidential campaign, you out to back it up with facts."
- George W. Bush
"We know that he has had contacts with terrorist networks like Al Qaeda."
- George W. Bush on Saddam
"Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised."
- George W. Bush, March 17, 2003
"Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons."
- George W. Bush, United Nations Address, September 12, 2002
"I hope one day I can clone another Dick Cheney. Then I won't have to do anything."
- George W. Bush
"You teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test"
- George W. Bush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_HyZ5aW76c
