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This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. The factual accuracy of this article or section may be compromised due to out-of-date information. You can improve the article by updating it. There may be information on the talk page. 2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Barack Obama being sworn in as President of the United States. Participants President of the United States, Barack H. Obama II Assuming officeChief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts Administering oathVice President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Assuming officeAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Paul Stevens Administering oathJoint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Responsible for inaugural events (including inaugural parade and balls) Location Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol Date January 20, 2009 Website www.pic2009.org This box: view • talk This article is part of a series about Barack Obama Barack Obama Background · Illinois Senate · US Senate Political positions · Public image · Family 2008 primaries · Obama–Biden campaign Transition · Inauguration · US Presidency The 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth President of the United States took place on January 20, 2009, under the provisions of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 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 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] According to a federal security official, the initial estimate for the number of attendees to the swearing in ceremony was around 1.8 million people.[3] Events were scheduled in Washington from January 18 to 21, 2009.[4] Contents [hide] 1 Preliminaries 1.1 Train ride 2 Inauguration ceremony 3 Oath of office 4 Guests 5 Fundraising 6 Celebrations 6.1 Inaugural balls 7 Security 8 Schedule 9 Inaugural luncheon 10 Parade 11 Use of middle name 12 International attention 13 See also 14 Notes 15 External links 15.1 Speeches // Preliminaries Train ride Aboard the Georgia 300 The commencement of inauguration activities is 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.[5] Lincoln stopped in 70 places along the way to his inauguration, but his tour began in Springfield, Illinois, on February 11, 1861, before arriving in Philadelphia on February 21.[6] Obama began by holding a town hall meeting in Philadelphia's 30th Street Station | ||||
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