For us West Coasters it's going to be an early morning if you want to catch the inauguration live. The 3 hour difference will be well worth it to see history being made. Here is the schedule for the ceremonies!
Gates to The Inauguration open at 8 AM/5 AM (Eastern/ Pacific)
Festivities Begin at 10 AM/7AM (Eastern/Pacific)
Kicking off in front of the U.S. Capitol, festivities will include:
• Musical Selections: The United States Marine Band, followed by The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
• Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Senator Dianne Feinstein.
• Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren.
• Musical Selection: Aretha Franklin.
• Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will be sworn into office by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, the Honorable John Paul Stevens.
• Musical Selection: John Williams, composer/arranger with Itzhak Perlman, (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet).
11:30 AM/8:30 AM (E/P): Swearing- In
President-elect Barack Hussein Obama will take the Oath of Office, using President Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible, administered by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr.
• Inaugural Address.
• Poem: Elizabeth Alexander.
• Benediction: The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery.
• The National Anthem: The United States Navy Band “Sea Chanters”
2:30 PM/11:30 AM (Eastern/Pacific) Inaugural Parade
After President Obama gives his Inaugural Address, he will escort outgoing President George W. Bush to a departure ceremony before attending a luncheon in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The 56th Inaugural Parade will then make its way down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House with groups traveling from all over the country to participate.
7 PM/4 PM (E/P)Inaugural Balls BeginLater that day, the Presidential Inaugural Committee will host 10 official Inaugural Balls.
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