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Agence France-Presse

Joe Biden will be sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, during a day steeped in tradition and ceremony that nonetheless has been altered due to the pandemic and tight security after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Night at Blair House
Biden and his wife Jill were spending Tuesday night in the lavish Blair House, located opposite the White House on Lafayette Square, that the US government uses to host special guests and visiting dignitaries.
Religious services
On Wednesday morning Biden, a devout Catholic, will attend Mass at St Matthews church in Washington, and has invited Congressional leaders from both political parties.
Senator Mitch McConnell and Congressman Kevin McCarthy will represent the Republicans, while Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi will also attend, sources said.


Taking the oath
Biden will then travel in a motorcade to the Capitol, the site of the January 6 riot by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, where the inauguration ceremony gets under way at 11am ET.
He will be sworn in after Vice President-elect Kamala Harris takes her vow, then will give his inaugural speech, during which he is expected to outline his vision to tackle America’s multiple crises and his plan to “build back better”.
Joe Biden to give ‘most important inaugural speech since Lincoln’
The National Mall that runs from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial will be closed due to Covid-19 fears and because of tight security stemming from the January 6 attack.
Lady Gaga is due to sing the national anthem, while Jennifer Lopez is also set to give a musical performance.
As is custom, the newly inaugurated 46th US president will then dine with members of Congress in the Capitol building.
Arlington National Cemetery
In the afternoon, Biden will head to Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington to place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, accompanied by former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Trump, who is shunning the day’s events, will not be there.


White House
From Arlington, Biden will travel by motorcade to the White House and is expected make the last part of the journey on foot and enter his new home surrounded by a military cordon.
Biden is due to sign his first executive orders shortly after arriving.
History of US inauguration dramas, snubs and sore losers
Honouring the pandemic’s victims
At 8:25pm ET, Biden and Harris will give a speech at the Lincoln Memorial, honouring the 400,000 people that have died from Covid-19 in America.
Shortly after, actor Tom Hanks will host a show called “Celebrating America” that will be broadcast on all major US networks.
Jon Bon Jovi, the Foo Fighters, John Legend, Demi Lovato, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake and Luis Fonsi are among the guests expected to perform.


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Main events of Joe Biden’s inauguration day

The US Capitol in Washington. Photo: AP

Joe Biden to give ‘most important inaugural speech since Lincoln’

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theatre in Wilmington, Delaware on January 6. File photo: AP

President-elect Joe Biden tears up as he speaks at the Major Joseph ‘Beau’ Biden III National Guard/Reserve Centre on Tuesday. Photo: AP

History of US inauguration dramas, snubs and sore losers

US President Donald Trump will be skipping Joe Biden’s inauguration. File photo: AFP

This official White House photograph shows US President Barack Obama (R) retaking the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts (L) January 21, 2009 in the Map Room of the White House in Washington, DC. In the highly unusual move, President Obama retook the oath of office after Chief Justice Roberts led him into a stumble when he was originally sworn in to become the 44th US president one day earlier. AFP PHOTO / THE WHITE HOUSE / Pete SOUZA

FILE _ U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. in this Jan. 20, 1961 file photo. The 14-minute inaugural's Cold War-era content, shaped by a World War II veteran for a country on the brink of cultural upheaval, is certainly outdated. Were it uttered by a modern politician, Kennedy's famous "ask not" call to service might well be derided as a socialist pitch for more government. "Unfortunately, in today's environment, speeches are more likely to say, "Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what you can do for your party," says Mark McKinnon, a former adviser to both Republicans and Democrats who recently helped establish the nonpartisan organization No Labels. (AP Photo, File)

(FILES): This February 9, 1864 photograph obtained June 6, 2012 courtesy of the Library of Congress shows the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln. A report by the first doctor to attend to Lincoln, Dr. Charles Leale, lost for the past 147 years, was discovered in late May 2012 at the National Archives in Washington, DC, according to US media reports. Lincoln was shot on the night of April 14, 1865 by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / Anthony BERGER == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / ANTHONY BERGER" / NO SALES / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson (C) takes the presidential oath of office from Judge Sarah T. Hughes (2nd from L) as President John F. Kennedy's widow first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (2nd from R) stands at his side aboard Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas, Texas just two hours after Kennedy was shot in this November 22, 1963 photo. JFK Library/Cecil Stoughton/The White House/File Photo via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Joe Biden’s inauguration will look like no other Here’s a list of the main events on Wednesday

Joe Biden’s inauguration will look like no other

Here’s a list of the main events on Wednesday