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2009 Inaugural Information

Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony
A limited number of tickets to the Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony, held on January 20, 2009, will be distributed to each Congressional office by the Inaugural Committee. Registration for inaugural tickets has closed as we have received in excess of 17,000 requests. However, we will continue to update our website with information regarding opportunities to view the swearing-in ceremony from public areas that do not require a ticket.

Inaugural Parade
The Inaugural Parade, which takes place before the Swearing-In Ceremony, will be open to the public and does not require tickets. The Armed Forces Inaugural Committee will be accepting requests from individuals and groups who wish to participate in the parade. More information ...

Inaugural Balls
Inaugural Balls will be coordinated by the Presidential Inaugural Committee, which has not yet been established.

Beware Of Inaugural Ticket Scams
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies released the following information regarding tickets for the 56th Presidential Inaugural Ceremony on January 20, 2009:

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.

“Any website or ticket broker claiming that they have inaugural tickets is simply not telling the truth,” said Howard Gantman, Staff Director for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. “Tickets for the swearing-in of President-elect are all provided through members of Congress, and the President-elect and Vice President-elect through the Presidential Inaugural Committee. We urge the public to view any offers of tickets for sale with great skepticism.”

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