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The inauguration has events scheduled in {{city-state|Washington|District of Columbia}} between January 18 and January 21, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pic2009.org/pages/schedule/|title=Inaugural Schedule|accessdate=2008-12-19}}</ref> The 2009 inauguration is expected to have record-setting attendence between 2 and 4 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/obama/2008/12/17/a-visitors-guide-to-the-presidential-inauguration-of-barack-obama.html|title=A Visitor's Guide to the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama|accessdate=2008-12-19|date=2008-12-17|publisher=U.S.News & World Report LP|work=[[U.S.News & World Report]]|author=Ruggeri, Amanda}}</ref> |
The inauguration has events scheduled in {{city-state|Washington|District of Columbia}} between January 18 and January 21, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pic2009.org/pages/schedule/|title=Inaugural Schedule|accessdate=2008-12-19}}</ref> The 2009 inauguration is expected to have record-setting attendence between 2 and 4 million.<ref name=AVGttPIoBO>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/obama/2008/12/17/a-visitors-guide-to-the-presidential-inauguration-of-barack-obama.html|title=A Visitor's Guide to the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama|accessdate=2008-12-19|date=2008-12-17|publisher=U.S.News & World Report LP|work=[[U.S.News & World Report]]|author=Ruggeri, Amanda}}</ref> The Oath of office and inaugural address will occur at the [[United States Capitol]] at noon on January 20.<ref name=AVGttPIoBO/> |
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Unlike 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 more than an estimated $40 million. Barack Obama's inauguration committee ([[Penny Pritzker]], [[John W. Rogers, Jr.]], [[Pat Ryan (executive)|Pat Ryan]], [[William Daley]] and [[Julianna Smoot]]) set a $50,000 contribution limit to underscore the new Obama way of doing things.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D94MKTAO0.htm|title=Inauguration committee limits donations to $50,000|accessdate=2008-12-19|date=2008-11-26|publisher=[[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.]]|work=[[BusinessWeek]]}}</ref> |
Unlike 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 more than an estimated $40 million. Barack Obama's inauguration committee ([[Penny Pritzker]], [[John W. Rogers, Jr.]], [[Pat Ryan (executive)|Pat Ryan]], [[William Daley]] and [[Julianna Smoot]]) set a $50,000 contribution limit to underscore the new Obama way of doing things.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D94MKTAO0.htm|title=Inauguration committee limits donations to $50,000|accessdate=2008-12-19|date=2008-11-26|publisher=[[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.]]|work=[[BusinessWeek]]}}</ref> |
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Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration is the traditional United States presidential inauguration to mark the commencement the first term of Barack Obama as the President of the United States. The inauguration is scheduled to occur in accordance with the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution on January 20, 2009.
Details
The inauguration has events scheduled in Template:City-state between January 18 and January 21, 2009.[1] The 2009 inauguration is expected to have record-setting attendence between 2 and 4 million.[2] The Oath of office and inaugural address will occur at the United States Capitol at noon on January 20.[2]
Unlike 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 more than an estimated $40 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 the new Obama way of doing things.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Inaugural Schedule". Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ a b Ruggeri, Amanda (2008-12-17). "A Visitor's Guide to the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama". U.S.News & World Report. U.S.News & World Report LP. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Inauguration committee limits donations to $50,000". BusinessWeek. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2008-12-19.