Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Inaugural Web Site. January 20, 2009; Printed from inaugural.senate.gov.

Today is Inauguration Day.

"A New Birth of Freedom," the fifty-sixth presidential inauguration Watch a live video stream, closed captioned, beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern standard time Listen to an audio description beginning at 11:30 a.m. eastern standard time

  • Read the menu, download recipes, see the china and flower arrangements, and view the paiting for the luncheon

  • Review the list of prohibited items at the swearing-in ceremony

  • Visit the National Weather Service's historic inaugural weather website for a look at weather on inauguration day.

  • Learn how President Lincoln serves as the cornerstone for the theme, "A New Birth of Freedom."