Inauguration 2009
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has developed an impressive Inaugural site of information regarding past inauguarations and the historic one coming up next week. On the day of the inauguration (January 20, 2009) there will be a link available to live streaming with closed captioning. On the history tab you can watch a 33 minute video on the historical perspective of inaugural ceremonies. The committee selected the theme, “A New Birth of Freedom” in conjunction with the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday coming up in February. The words, ”A New Birth of Freedom” are from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, express Lincoln’s hope that the sacrifice of those who died to preserve the United States would lead to “a new birth of freedom” for the nation.
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Karen Vitek | January 13, 2009
