The 56th Presidential Inauguration will be broadcast in Guerry Auditorium on the Sewanee campus. The big-screen broadcast is expected to begin by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, with the start of the swearing-in ceremony. The theme of the 2009 Inauguration is "A New Birth of Freedom," commemorating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.

The U.S. Constitution specifies that presidential terms of office begin and end at 12 noon on January 20. At 11 a.m. (CST), Barack Obama will take the oath of office and give his inaugural address as the 44th president of the United States.

The 56th Presidential Inauguration will be broadcast in Guerry Auditorium on the Sewanee campus. The big-screen broadcast is expected to begin by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, with the start of the swearing-in ceremony. The theme of the 2009 Inauguration is "A New Birth of Freedom," commemorating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.

The U.S. Constitution specifies that presidential terms of office begin and end at 12 noon on January 20. At 11 a.m. (CST), Barack Obama will take the oath of office and give his inaugural address as the 44th president of the United States.