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2009 Inauguration

2009 Inauguration. F. Matthews Abney Elementary. Who attends the inauguration?. President-Elect Obama Vice-President-Elect Biden Chief Justice John Roberts President George W. Bush Members of the JCCIC (Joint Congressional Committee of Inaugural Ceremonies) American People.

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2009 Inauguration

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  1. 2009Inauguration F. Matthews Abney Elementary

  2. Who attends the inauguration? President-Elect Obama Vice-President-Elect Biden Chief Justice John Roberts President George W. Bush Members of the JCCIC (Joint Congressional Committee of Inaugural Ceremonies) American People

  3. Who speaks at the Inauguration? • Call to Order and Welcoming RemarksThe Honorable Dianne Feinstein • InvocationDr. 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; Itzhak Perlman, Violin; Yo-Yo Ma, Cello; Gabriela Montero, Piano; Anthony McGill, Clarinet

  4. 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 AddressThe President of the United States, The Honorable Barack H. ObamaPoem - Elizabeth Alexander Benediction - The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery The National AnthemThe United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters"

  5. When is the Inauguration? • January 20th • Before 12:00 PM Noon EST

  6. Where does the Inauguration take place? • The Swearing-in ceremony takes place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

  7. What is an Inauguration? • The swearing in of the new President of the United States.

  8. What events take place during inauguration? http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm • Morning Worship Service • Procession to the Capitol • Vice President’s Swearing-In Ceremony • President’s Swearing-In Ceremony • Inaugural Address • Departure of the Outgoing President • Inaugural Luncheon • Inaugural Parade • Inaugural Ball

  9. Why is this Inauguration important? • Obama will be the first African-American President in the United States.

  10. Why must the President-Elect take an Oath? • Written in the Constitution. It is written in the Constitution

  11. Why does the media televise the Inauguration? So that people all over the world can see it.

  12. How is the President sworn in? When the president is sworn in he puts his left hand on the Bible and raises his right hand. The Chief Justice gives the oath of office to the new president.

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