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- 9:45 a.m.: Prayer service at St. Johns ends; Obamas depart for the White House
- 10:05 a.m.: Obamas have coffee with the Bushes.
- 11 a.m.: Motorcade departs for the Capitol.
- 11:30 a.m.: Sen. Dianne Feinstein will issue the call to order and deliver brief welcoming remarks.
- 11:35 a.m.: Invocation from Dr. Rick Warren.
- 11:40 a.m.: Performance by Aretha Franklin
- 11:50 a.m.: Joe Biden is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice John Stevens
- 11:56 a.m.: Barack Obama is sworn in as president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
- 12:00 p.m.: Musical performance from John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill, followed by “Hail to the Chief” and a 21-gun salute.
- 12:05 p.m.: Inaugural address, followed by a poem written and recited by Elizabeth Alexander and a benediction from Dr. Joseph Lowery.
- 12:25 p.m. National anthem will be performed by the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters.
- 12:30 p.m.: Ceremony concludes.
- 12:35 p.m.: Bush departs via helicopter; Cheney departs by limo.
- 12:45 p.m.: Obama signs inauguration papers in the President’s Room.
- 1:00 p.m.: Congressional luncheon with President Obama.
- 2:30 p.m.: The parade starts at the Capitol and moves along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.
- 3:15 p.m.: President Obama arrives at the White House.
- 3:45 p.m.: Obamas and Bidens proceed to the reviewing stand; inaugural parade continues until 6 p.m.
