Today, Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States of America. He will be the first African-American to hold this office.
Millions will attend the inauguration and the many events of this day. Millions more will watch the events on television.
The opening Invocation will be given by Dr. Rick Warren, pastor of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. There will be music by numerous groups or individuals: the U.S. Marine Band, Aretha Franklin, the San Francisco Boy's Chorus and the San Francisco Girl's Chorus and a musical selection composed and arranged by John Williams and performed by Itzak Perlman (violin), Yo Yo Ma (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet). Barack Obama has asked Elizabeth Alexander to write a poem for the event which she will read during the inaugural program.
Vice-President Joseph Biden will be sworn into office by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, the Honorable John Paul Stevens. President-Elect Barack Obama will take the Oath of Office using President Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Bible. Obama will be sworn into office by The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the Unites States Supreme Court.
The closing Benediction will be by Dr. Joseph E. Lowery.
Parades...Inaugural Balls in D.C. and in many cities of our country...bu tomorrow our new President, his Staff and Congress get back to the business of running our country. Their Agenda is lengthy and difficult.
The people of America are needing our new President, Vice-President and our Congress to give their undivided attention to solving the problems of our country. The election vote in November was a mandate for our nation's leaders to perform their duties with attention to all details and to work together for the good of our nation.
This is an amazing historical event for our country. Let's hope our national, state and local leaders can work together to get the people of the America back on their feet. There have been a lot of words, a lot of promises and commitments...now the work, the "heavy lifting" must begin. Americans must remain positive about the changes that are hoped for and needed.
May God Bless All Our Nation's Leaders with wisdom and the enrgy to work together to solve the many issues of our nation.
God Bless America, Land That We Love!
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