Inauguration 2013 schedule of events: What time is the Beyoncé National Anthem, Inaugural Parade?

The U.S. Marine Band performs during rehearsal at the U.S. Capitol building as Washington prepares for U.S. President Barack Obama's second inauguration on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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Posted: 01/21/2013

By: Heidi Barley, WFTS

The schedule for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden:

Today, Monday, Jan. 21

Ceremonial swearing-in, Capitol Hill, 11:30 a.m. EST

The order of the program:

Musical selections: The U.S. Marine Band
Musical selections: P.S. 22, Staten Island in N.Y., and Lee University Festival Choir, Cleveland, Tenn.
Call to order and welcoming remarks: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Invocation: Myrlie Evers-Williams
Musical selection: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Oath of office administered to Vice President Biden: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Musical selection: James Taylor
Oath of office administered to President Obama: Chief Justice John Roberts
Inaugural address: President Obama
Musical selection: Kelly Clarkson
Poem: Richard Blanco
Benediction: the Rev. Luis Leon of St. John's Church, Washington
The National Anthem: Beyoncé
Inaugural Parade