Live television coverage of the Presidential inauguration is set for most channels to start at 11 a.m. ET on Monday January 21, 2013 (Martin Luther King Day). See NBC's more extensive schedule in a separate article.The theme of this year's inauguration -- the nation's 57th -- is "Faith in America's Future. The program is as follows;
Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
Invocation: Myrlie Evers-Williams, Mississippi-born journalist and civil rights activist
Musical Selection: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Oath of Office Administered to Vice President Joe Biden: By Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor (11:55 a.m.)
Musical Selection: James Taylor
Oath of Office Administered to President Obama: By chief justice John Roberts
Inaugural Address: President Obama
Musical Selection: Kelly Clarkson
Poem: Richard Blanco
Benediction: Rev. Luis Leon
The National Anthem: Beyonce
Officially a president's term begins on Jan. 20. Since it falls on a Sunday, President Obama will be one of a handful of presidents making the oath of office twice -- on the designated day to adhere to the law and again on Monday, as per tradition. The major networks will provide coverage of both events.
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