** Watch the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony On Campus **

Watch the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony On Campus

Live Broadcast in Campus Center Dining Room & Other Campus Locations
January 20, 2009
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m

Students, faculty and staff are invited to see history unfold--live via satellite--as the U.S. Presidential Inauguration Ceremony is shown on the large flat screen monitor Tuesday, Jan. 20, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Dining Room and other on-campus locations. Additional information and an event schedule will be announced soon.

The presidential inauguration is the official day that the president of the United States is sworn into office. Events to be broadcast include the swearing-in ceremony, inaugural address, departure of the outgoing president and the inaugural parade that honors the new president. The official theme for the 2009 inauguration is Renewing America's Promise. Instructors are encouraged to bring their classes to this historic broadcast.

President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office, which states: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." Vice President-elect Joe Biden will have already taken a similar oath.

"The swearing-in ceremony takes place on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with the president-elect being sworn-in by noon on Jan. 20. Amendment XX to the U.S. Constitution states that the term of the president expires at noon on Jan. 20. For more than 200 years America's citizens have witnessed the inauguration ceremonies of the president and vice president of the United States. From the first inauguration of George Washington, in New York City, in 1789, to today, as we prepare for the 56th quadrennial Presidential Inauguration, the swearing-in ceremony represents both national renewal and continuity of leadership."--Source:inaugural.senate.gov

Complimentary refreshments will be provided by the Associated Students of Foothill College (ASFC).
Phone us at: (650) 949-7389
eMail us at: smalldaphne@foothill.edu
More info at: http://inaugural.senate.gov/2009/