2009 Presidential Inauguration FACTS!

YES WE CAN! YES WE DID!!

America came together and voted for the best candidate. On January 20, 2009, 1 day after the celebrated birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, citizens of the United States of America will usher in the next in line of America's Greatest Leaders. The theme of this Inauguraion is: THE BIRTH OF FREEDOM

There are a few websites with misleading and false information out there about the Inauguration events. If you are like me you have family and friends putting in bids to sleep in some corner of your floor in order to be around for the big day, and they want to know the facts. I researched a bit and found this site Official Inauguration Site that is the official site for all information with regards to events, balls, parades, and other activities. Here are some important exerpts.

1. Tickets to the 56th Inaugural Ceremonies will be provided free of charge and distributed through Members of the 111th Congress. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies does not provide tickets to the public. Members of the public interested in attending the Inaugural Ceremonies should contact their Member of Congress or U.S. Senators to request tickets.
The public should also be aware that no website or other ticket outlet actually has inaugural swearing-in tickets to sell, regardless of what they may claim. Tickets will not be distributed to Congressional offices until the week before the inauguration and will require in-person pick-up.

2. NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE INAUGURAL PARADE. Requests to participate in Inauguration Day events for marching bands, marching units, mounted units, and other performers are collected by the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee. Further information and an application to participate may be found at the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee.



3. President Harry Truman revived the official ball in 1949. Organizers for Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1953 Inaugural ball added a second event due to the great demand for tickets. Four years later, Eisenhower's second Inauguration featured four balls. Kennedy attended five in 1961. President Carter attempted to strip the balls of their glitz and glamour in 1977, calling them parties and charging no more than $25 each, but by the 2nd inaugural of President William Jefferson Clinton in 1997, the number of balls reached an all-time high of fourteen. George W. Bush's inaugural in 2001 saw the number of official balls decline to eight, and his 2nd inaugural in 2005 was celebrated with nine official balls.

There will be several inaugural type balls beggining January 15th 2009. One site has Tickets for the Primary Inaugural Ball are $2750.00. Now for all the brothers in the club making it rain and bragging about "trickable cash" this should be a drop in the bucket for you. As a matter of fact, buy me a ticket! Just be careful of where you buy your tickets. Dont throw away good purse money on a scam!

4. The Departure of the Outgoing President (YEAH!!!) In recent years, the newly installed President and Vice President have escorted their predecessors out of the Capitol after the swearing-in ceremony. The members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies gather on the stairs on the east front of the Capitol Building. The new Vice President escorts the outgoing Vice President and his spouse out of the Capitol through a military cordon. Then, the new President escorts the outgoing President and his spouse through the military cordon.
The new President and Vice President then return to the Capitol Building for the inaugural luncheon hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

5. You are not invited to the Inaugural Luncheon. Thanks

See you in January!

BL