Obamas Amtseid: Der genaue Zeitplan

Infoquellen:

Ein Livestream (Direktübertragung im Internet vom Inaugurationskomitee)
http://www.pic2009.org/live

Die Bürgerjournalisten-Seite des Inaugurationskomitees)
http://www.pic2009.org/celebrate

Die Homepage von Obamas Transitionteam

CNN gemeinsam mit Facebook

Die Bürgerjournalisten-Seite der Huffington Post

Die Twitter-Seite zur Inauguration, zu Obama

Meine Twitter-Seite

Der Ablauf heute

President-elect Barack Obama, Mrs. Obama, Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden for church services tomorrow morning at  St. John's Episcopal Church.  The President-elect will not speak during the services.  A print pool will be allowed inside of the church.

Following the services, President-elect Obama, Mrs. Obama, Vice President-elect Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will have coffee with President Bush, Mrs. Bush, Vice President  Cheney, Mrs. Cheney and members of the House and Senate leadership at the White House.  The coffee is closed to the press.

President-elect Obama, Mrs. Obama, Vice President-elect Biden and Mrs. Biden will travel with President Bush and Mrs. Bush, Vice-President Cheney and Mrs. Cheney to the Capitol.  Vice President-elect Biden will be sworn in by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. President-elect Obama will be sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. at 11:30 AM ET.  Mrs. Obama will carry the Lincoln Bible to the platform and hold it while the oath of office is administered. President Obama will deliver his Inaugural Address at approximately 12 PM ET.

Die Vereidigungsszene im Detail:

17.30 Uhr: Beginn der Zeremonie vor dem Westflügel des Kapitols - Auftritte der United States Marine Band und eines Kinderchors aus San Francisco - Begrüßung durch Senatorin Dianne Feinstein - Bittgebet, Rick Warren - Vereidigung des Vizepräsidenten Joe Biden durch den Richter am Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens - musikalisches Intermezzo mit Itzhak Perlman (Violine), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Gabriela Montero (Klavier) und Anthony McGill (Klarinette)
18.00 Uhr: - Vereidigung von Präsident Barack Obama durch den Obersten Richter am Supreme Court, John G. Roberts - Amtsantrittsrede Obama - Gedichtlesung von Elizabeth Alexander - Segensspruch, Joseph E. Lowery - Nationalhymne mit der United States Navy Band

The new President will then proceed to the Capitol where he will sign cabinet secretary nomination certificates. A pool from the Joint Committee on Congressional Ceremonies will be present for the signing ceremony and for the remarks at the Inaugural Lunch that will follow.

The President and First Lady, Vice President and Second Lady will then proceed to the East Front of the Capitol for the Review of the Troops, before the beginning of the Inaugural Parade.

The President and First Lady will travel with the Presidential Escort to the Presidential Reviewing Stand where they will meet up with their daughters and the Biden family to watch the rest of the parade.

The President and First Lady will attend all ten official Inaugural balls.  The President will speak briefly at all ten balls.