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2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama
Barack Obama being sworn in as President of the United States.
DateJanuary 20, 2009
LocationWashington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol
ParticipantsPresident of the United States, Barack H. Obama II
Assuming office
Chief Justice of the United
States, John G. Roberts
Administering oath
Vice President 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
Websitewww.pic2009.org

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The 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth President of the United States took place on January 20, 2009. He is the first African-American president. The inauguration marked the commencement of the four-year term of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden as President and Vice President, respectively. The theme of the inauguration was "A New Birth of Freedom", commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.[1]

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.[2] Events were scheduled in Washington, D.C. from January 18 to 21, 2009.[3]

Preliminaries

Train ride

Aboard the Georgia 300, Jan, 17, 2009

The commencement of inauguration activities was a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, a former Illinois politician and the sixteenth president of the United States. Lincoln travelled by a chartered train from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in 1861.[4] 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.[5]

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,[6] and continued to Baltimore where he 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.[4] Obama and family departed from 30th Street Station at 11 a.m. and arrived at Union Station at 7 p.m.[5]

Inauguration ceremony

"Inaugural address of Barack Obama"
The full inaugural address made by Barack Obama after being sworn in as the forty-fourth President of the United States on January 20, 2009. (Duration: 18 minutes, 58 seconds)
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The inaugural program began on January 20 at 10 a.m. EST (15:00 UTC) on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. The National Mall served as the public observation area, and a section of the Mall between 3rd and 4th Streets NW was reserved for ticket-holders.[7] The event was planned by the United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and as chair, Senator Dianne Feinstein acted as the day's emcee.[8]

From left to right: Perlman, Montero, Ma, and McGill performing "Air and Simple Gifts" at the inauguration

The program by the Congressional leaders included singing by vocalist Aretha Franklin, and a performance of John Williams'[9] composition "Air and Simple Gifts" by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill.[10] Other inauguration participants include the "The President's Own" (the United States Marine Band) and the United States Navy Band.[10] The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus also performed.[11] Evangelical pastor Rick Warren delivered the invocation,[12][13] while civil rights activist Joseph Lowery of the United Methodist Church delivered the benediction for the inaugural ceremony.[14]

Vice President-elect Biden took his oath first from Associate Justice John Paul Stevens,[10] and after Ma, Perlman, Montero, and McGill's performance of Air and Simple Gifts, President-elect Obama took his oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts. The ceremony ran longer than scheduled, and shortly after noon Obama took the oath of office, having assumed the presidency at the expiration of President Bush's term at noon. Obama was sworn in using the Bible used by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration in 1861, and used the phrase "so help me God" at the end of the oath.[15][16]

The oath of office was 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 delivered his inaugural address as the President of the United States following his swearing-in ceremony.[17] Poet Elizabeth Alexander then delivered the Inaugural Poem, "Praise Song for the Day".[10][18]

Barack Obama's Oath of Office
Swearing in
Waves to the crowd after the closing of his speech
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Oath on JumboTron with closed captioning
The crowd during the swearing-in
Crowds walking towards the National Mall to watch the ceremony

Oath of office

Template:Image stack As Obama and Chief Justice John G. Roberts recited the Oath of Office, Obama interrupted Roberts halfway through the opening line.[19][20] Roberts then incorrectly recited the Oath of office, stating, "that I will execute the Office of President to the United States faithfully" (rather than "that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States"). Obama began to recite I will execute and paused, whereupon Roberts attempted to correct his mistake by saying "faithfully the Office of President of the United States".[21] Obama repeated Roberts' first mistaken phrase. The rest of the oath was completed without trouble.

Due to the misplaced word, the oath was re-administered the next day by Roberts at the White House.[22][23] Audio from the second oath ceremony was released by the White House. A Bible was not used during the administration of the second oath.[24]

Guests

One of the one million public invitations

Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush and former Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, Dan Quayle, Al Gore, and Dick Cheney, along with their wives, attended the inauguration.[25][26] Invitations were also sent to the chiefs of diplomatic missions to the United States and their spouses, but not to any other representatives of foreign countries. As a result, North Korea's offer to send a senior envoy was rejected.[27]

The Tuskegee Airmen were among the invited guests for the inauguration.[28] The five-person crew of recently crashed US Airways Flight 1549, including pilot Chesley Sullenberger, were also invited.[29]

Silver ticket for the inaugural ceremony distributed to the general public by the U.S. Congress.

Eighty-seven year old Sarah Obama led a group of Obama's Kenyan relatives from his father's home village of Kogelo.[30] Other relatives traveling to Washington from Kenya as guests included Obama's aunt, Maggie Obama, and an uncle, Said Obama.[30][31] The Kenyan relatives were expected to present Barack Obama with traditional Kenyan gifts, including a three-legged stool usually given to Luo tribal elders, a fly whisk crafted from goat hair and a warrior shield.[31] Sarah Obama previously attended Obama's swearing in ceremony as U.S. Senator in 2005.[31]

Color-coded tickets to the inaugural ceremony with yellow, orange, blue, purple and silver borders were also distributed by members of the 111th U.S. Congress to guests for admittance to the U.S. Capitol grounds. Tickets with silver borders were either distributed to the general public by House and Senate congressional members by lottery or on a first-come, first served basis because of overwhelming requests from constituents to attend the inauguration of Barack Obama.[32][33] Approximately 4,000 ticket holders were unable to get to their seats as the security gates were closed and were subjected to mass crowding, leaving many outside of the Capitol grounds to listen to the event on radios or cellphones. Senator Dianne Feinstein demanded an investigation about what is becoming known as Purplegate.[34]

Attendance and viewers

No official count was taken of the number of people attending the inauguration ceremony. The National Park Service stated that it would use the Washington Post count of 1.8 million[35] and that it believed this number to be a record for any event held in Washington, D.C.[36]

Nielson television ratings indicated that 29.2% of televisions in the United States were tuned to the inauguration. The Raleigh-Durham market had the largest TV audience with more than 51% of households tuned in to the day’s events, an number that was attributed, in part to a snowstorm that kept people inside. [37] [38]

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 not including security costs,[39] while Obama's inauguration is expected to cost $40 million from Obama's Presidential Inaugural Committee[40] and "near $50 million" from the city.[41] As the costs have soared to over $150 million for the District and neighboring states[39] (another estimate[42] suggests $170 million or more in total), such as Maryland where the costs are over $11 million,[43] 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".[44] 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.[45] Although the committee is not accepting donations from PACs, federally registered lobbyists, or corporations,[46] they accepted donations from individuals with active lobbying interest such as Google and Microsoft executives Eric Schmidt and Steve Ballmer, respectively.[45]

Celebrations

We Are One concert

HBO presented the inaugural kick-off concert, entitled "We Are One", at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009. It included performances by Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renée 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 broadcast it on an open feed, meaning that anyone with cable television could watch.[47][48] Approximately 400,000 people attended this event.[49] 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.[47][50] The Washington Metro set a record for the highest Sunday ridership of 616,324, which broke the 540,945 record set on July 4, 1999.[49]

On January 19, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden hosted a "Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future" event at the Verizon Center. Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers honored military families in concert.[51] The show was broadcast live on the Disney Channel and on Radio Disney.[50] Other celebrity participants included Bow Wow, Corbin Bleu, Queen Latifah, Billy Ray Cyrus, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jamie Foxx.[52]

Obama purchased his first new tuxedo in 15 years for the inauguration.[53] The tuxedo was made by Hart Schaffner Marx, a Chicago-based menswear firm that uses union labor.[53] First Lady Michelle Obama wore a white, one-shouldered, gown, designed by 26 year-old New York designer Jason Wu, breaking with tradition set by former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton in showcasing designers from their home towns. For the daytime ceremony, Mrs. Obama wore a yellow-gold sheath dress with matching coat, made of Swiss wool and lined in French silk,[54] by Cuban-born American designer Isabel Toledo for the inauguration of her husband.[55]

People watching the inauguration ceremony on the National Mall

The number of official inaugural balls during inauguration week has not been confirmed,[53] but the Obamas will attend ten official inaugural balls on January 20.[56]

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.[53] Additionally, restaurants will be allowed to stay open twenty-four hours a day for the entire four day period.[57] Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Chairperson, Senator Dianne Feinstein and committee member Senator Robert Foster Bennett felt that the original 5 am liquor curfew and twenty-four 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.[57]

Inaugural balls

Washington Convention Center Inaugural Balls
The Obamas attended five inaugural balls at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Inaugural Ball signs
Inaugural Ball Ticket (front)
Inaugural Ball Ticket (back)
Obamas and Bidens at Barack Obama's Home States Ball
The celebrants had photo ops at several balls
Entertainers at Barack Obama's Home States Ball
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Jack Johnson

The Obamas attended ten inaugural balls.[58] President Obama spoke at each of these balls and the First Couple also danced at each ball.[58]

Numerous other balls and gatherings took place throughout Washington and the surrounding region on January 20, 2009.

  • The Green Inaugural Ball, was hosted by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore at the National Portrait Gallery.[60]
  • The People's Inaugural Ball, which was created and hosted by Earl W. Stafford, a businessman from Fairfax County, Virginia.[61] Stafford envisioned the ball as a celebration for worthy economically and physically disadvantaged people from across the United States who would not otherwise be able to afford to attend the inauguration.[61] Stafford has spent an estimated $1.6 million dollars to bring to his guests to Washington, footing hotel expenses and throwing the actual ball.[61] The 300 invited guests include homeless individuals, victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Ike and others who were nominated as worthy by relatives or organizations.[61] Clothing, shoes, tuxedos, and hotel rooms for attendees were provided as part of the invitation.[62] The ball will be held at the upscale JW Marriott Hotel, located two blocks from the White House.[61]

Security

National Guard troops on K street during the inauguration

The District of Columbia police force doubled to 8,000 with police officers from around the United States added to the force for additional security. They were assisted by 1,000 FBI agents.[63][57] The Secret Service Countersniper team was also assigned to hidden locations throughout the area.[64] 10,000 National Guard troops were also on site including the 153rd Military Police Company of the Delaware National Guard, 5,000 in a ceremonial capacity, and 1,300 unarmed troops aiding Park Police in crowd control on the National Mall.C Co of the 1-175 INF provided security between the first and second public viewing areas of the mall at the 7th street intersection. The remainder performed other security functions.[4] The FAA maintained airspace restrictions on the city from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 20th. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was chosen as the designated successor to ensure continuity of government in case of catastrophe, and spent inauguration day at a U.S. military installation outside of the Washington area.[65]

Schedule

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Inaugural luncheon

Before the luncheon, President Obama entered an office in the Capitol building where he signed his first Presidential orders, per tradition. The first order was a proclamation "declaring a day of national renewal and reconciliation." During the historic signing, he joked about his left-handedness, and also quipped, "I was told not to swipe the pen." He also signed orders officially presenting his Cabinet and several sub-Cabinet officials to Congress for their approval.[68]

He then joined several Congressional guests for the Inaugural Luncheon in the Capitol building's National Statuary Hall. Guests, who included top Washington lawmakers as well as former Presidents and Vice Presidents, were served duck and pheasant with Pinot Noir.[69] The theme of the luncheon was based on Obama's 2009 inaugural theme, "A New Birth of Freedom," which commemorates the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth.[69] The red and white china were copies of those used in the Lincoln White House.[69]

A luncheon at the Capitol has been part of the inaugural program since 1953 (before that, the luncheon was usually held at the White House and hosted by the outgoing President and First Lady). The menu often includes dishes representative of the home states of the new President and Vice President, and in 2009 included seafood stew, a pheasant and duck dish, and apple cinnamon sponge cake with sweet cream glacé for dessert. Since 1985, a painting has been chosen to serve as a backdrop for the head table. In 2009, it was Thomas Hill's 1865 View of the Yosemite Valley, chosen to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 1864 signing of the Yosemite Grant, which was the first time the federal government protected park lands for public use.[70][71][72]

During the inaugural luncheon, Senator Ted Kennedy collapsed. He suffered a seizure and was taken to a hospital to recover.[73][74] Early reports erroneously suggested that Senator Robert Byrd also fell ill during the luncheon.[75]

Parade

2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine that debuted in the inaugural parade.[76]

The inaugural parade traveled along Pennsylvania Avenue northwestward from Capitol and ended at the north face of the White House. During the parade, Barack and Michelle Obama twice exited their limousine on Pennsylvania Avenue and walked a portion of the parade route, to the cheers of the crowds in attendance. Their second walk ended just before the gate to the White House. It has been traditional for the new President to walk instead of being driven, but the new armored limousine was used because of potential threats.[citation needed] Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha, traveled in his limousine and remained inside during the parade.

Joe and Jill Biden also walked at several points during the parade with their children, Beau, Hunter, Naomi and Ashley. Beau, Delaware's Attorney General and a JAG officer in the Delaware Army National Guard, was given a special furlough from serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom to participate in the ceremonies.

The parade extended for over two hours in the afternoon and early evening following the inauguration. It included 15,000 people, 240 horses, dozens of marching bands, two drum and bugle corps, and a mariachi band.[63] Obama 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.[53]

Vice President Joe Biden invited several groups from Delaware to march in the parade. The Delaware section was led off by the Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association of which Biden is an honorary member. Next was his alma mater's marching band, the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, known as The Pride of Delaware. The Delaware State University Hornets marching band, known as The Approaching Storm, followed.

Use of middle name

"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[77]

Although Senator Dianne Feinstein addressed him as Barack H. Obama, Obama decided to follow tradition and use his full name, including his middle name Hussein,[77] regardless of its past and present use by detractors in an effort to slant his image, mainly because of the name's association with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.[9] Of Obama's seven immediate predecessors, three used their middle names, three did not, and one used his middle initial. (George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush took the oath using their middle names of Herbert Walker, Jefferson, and Walker, respectively.[78][79][80] Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan did not take the oath using their middle names of Milhous, Earl, and Wilson, respectively.[81][82][83] Gerald Ford used his middle initial rather than his middle name of Rudolph.[84]) As for Harry S. Truman, Chief Justice Harlan Stone read "I, Harry Shipp Truman" to which Truman replied "I, Harry S. Truman,…"[85] The program for the event by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies contained several references to the new president as "Barack H. Obama."[9]

International attention

Unprecedented attention to the inauguration was paid within the international community. Millions of people, including average citizens and American expatriates, watched the Obama inauguration live on television and the Internet around the world, it had as much international viewing as the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[86]

Europe

Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë and United States Ambassador to France, Craig Roberts Stapleton, hosted a viewing party for approximately 1,000 people at the landmark Hôtel de Ville.[87] London held an inauguration ball for an estimated 1,300 attendees.[87] Other viewing parties, including a luau in Cambridge,[87] were held across the United Kingdom, which is home to 300,000 Americans.

In Berlin, about 1500 guests attended the inaugural ball held in the "Goya" club, possibly the largest outside of the USA.[88]

Ireland toasted the inauguration of Obama with whiskey, bread and even a radio station renamed in his honour. Distant relatives gathered in Moneygall, County Offaly, where Mr Obama's ancestors lived in the 1800s, while Democratic Party faithful living in Ireland threw a bash in Dublin.[89] Their prime minister, Brian Cowen, welcomed a "a day of joy and celebration in Washington, across the United States and across the world." [90]

Pope Benedict XVI sent President Obama a telegram for his presidential inauguration day.[91]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown heralded the inauguration saying: "The whole world is watching the inauguration of President Obama, witnessing a new chapter in both American history and the world's history. He's not only the first black American president but he sets out with the determination to solve the world's problems". [92] In the UK, the inauguration was also shown to housemates competing in this years' Celebrity Big Brother, breaking the rules of isolation from the outside world.[93]

The Americas

Barbados offered free public viewings of the Obama inauguration on large screens in at least three locations throughout the country, including the Kensington Oval sports stadium, the George Washington House and the Bridgetown Hilton Hotel.[94] Americans in Antigua Guatemala held a party featuring Obama's favorite music.[87]

In Canada, Governor General Michaëlle Jean held a Youth Dialogue at Rideau Hall, the governor general's residence, to mark the inauguration and gave a speech there.[95][96]

Also, the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada released a statement: "On behalf of all Canadians, I want to offer my heartfelt congratulations to Barack Obama as he assumes office as President of the United States of America and wish him and his administration well as they begin their new term in office. We also send our warmest wishes to our American neighbours as they celebrate this historic day with their friends around the world. I am delighted that the President has accepted our invitation to make Canada the destination of his first international visit. The United States remains Canada’s most important ally, closest friend and largest trading partner and I look forward to working with President Obama and his administration as we build on this special relationship."[97]

Asia

Indonesians and Americans in Jakarta watched the inauguration at a free midnight ball, featuring performances by students from State Elementary School Menteng 01, which Obama attended as a child.[87]

The People's Republic of China's China Central Television did a live broadcast and simultaneous translation (into Chinese) of the inaugural address, but with enough of a delay to allow for censoring it by briefly silencing the simultaneous translation, leaving the speech and switching to the studio while Obama said that “earlier generations faced down fascism and communism”.[98][99] Xinhua News Agency's website provided the full, uncensored text in English, along with a censored translation lacking the reference to communism mentioned above as well as remarks about “leaders … who … blame their society's ills on the West” and “cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent”.[98][99]

Oceania

Derek Sikua, the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, congratulated Barack Obama immediately after his inauguration on behalf of the government and people of the Solomon Islands.[100] Sikua noted that Americans originate in all corners of the world, including the Solomon Islands, and noted that Solomon Islanders will pray that God will continue to give Obama strength, wisdom and good people to support him in endeavours for his country and for the world.[100]

See also

Notes

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