A military band conductor rehearses the Stars and Stripes on the eve of ceremonies marking the second inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2013. 
 
 President Barack Obama will hold his public inauguration ceremony on Monday at the U.S. Capitol, followed by a parade to the White House. 
 
 Here is a guide to the main inauguration events. All times are Eastern Time. 
 
 9.a.m. 
 
 Former presidents, House of Representatives members, senators, governors and Cabinet designees begin to arrive at the U.S. Capitol for the public, ceremonial inauguration of President Obama and Vice President Biden. 
 
 9:30 a.m. 
 
 Fifth-grade chorus from Public School 22 in Staten Island, New York performs 
 
 10 a.m. 
 
 U.S. Marine Band performs 
 
 11:14 a.m. 
 
 First lady Michelle Obama takes her seat 
 
 11:18 a.m. 
 
 Vice President Joe Biden takes his seat 
 
 11:20 a.m. 
 
 President Barack Obama takes his seat 
 
 11:35 a.m. 
 
 Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil-rights leader Medgar Evers, gives the invocation 
 
 11:38 a.m. 
 
 The Brooklyn (New York) Tabernacle Choir sings "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" 
 
 11:46 a.m. 
 
 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor administers the vice presidential oath of office to Vice President Biden 
 
 11:50 a.m. 
 
 Singer James Taylor performs "America the Beautiful" 
 
 11:55 a.m. 
 
 U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts administers the presidential oath of office to President Obama 
 
 11:56 a.m. 
 
 Trumpets perform "Ruffles and Flourishes" and the U.S. Marine Band performs "Hail to the Chief," followed by a 21-gun salute 
 
 12 p.m. 
 
 Obama delivers the inaugural address 
 
 12:21 p.m. 
 
 Singer Kelly Clarkson performs "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" 
 
 12:26 p.m. 
 
 Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco reads a poem 
 
 12:30 p.m. 
 
 Benediction is delivered by the Rev. Luis Leon 
 
 12:34 p.m. 
 
 Singer Beyonce sings the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" 
 
 12:39 p.m. 
 
 President Obama signs official documents. The Obamas then attend the inauguration luncheon at the Capitol with the Bidens 
 
 2:32 p.m. 
 
 Review of the troops 
 
 2:36 p.m. 
 
 The Obamas and Bidens begin the inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House 
 
 6 p.m. 
 
 Commander-in-chief's inaugural ball at the Washington Convention Center with military personnel and their spouses. The Obamas and Bidens are scheduled to attend. 
 
 6:30 p.m. 
 
 Official Inaugural Ball, at the Washington Convention Center. The Obamas and Bidens are scheduled to attend. 
 
 TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 
 
 10:30 
 
 National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral attended by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden 
 
 (Reporting by Alistair Bell; Editing by Cynthia Osterman) ||||| The schedule for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden (all times EST): 
 
 Monday, Jan. 21 
 
 8:45 a.m. _ The Obamas and Bidens attend a church service at St. John's Episcopal Church. 
 
 11:20 a.m. _ Ceremonial swearing-in at the Capitol. 
 
 11:50 a.m. _ Obama gives the inaugural address. 
 
 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: Beyonc?? 
 
 1:05 p.m. _ Obama, Biden and their wives attend the inaugural luncheon. 
 
 2:40 p.m. _ Inaugural parade begins. The Obamas and Bidens participate in a parade featuring floats and vehicles representing about 60 groups. Viewing stands and bleachers are lined along Pennsylvania Avenue. 
 
 6 p.m. _ The Commander in Chief's Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center. The gala honors service members and their families. 
 
 6:30 p.m. _ The Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center. 
 
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 Tuesday, January 22, 2013 
 
 10:30 a.m. _ National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral. The Obamas and Biden attend. 
 
 Staff Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center. 
 
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 Sources: The Presidential Inaugural Committee and the White House ||||| FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, Barack Obama, left, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts, not seen, as his wife Michelle, holds the Lincoln Bible and daughters Sasha, right... (Associated Press) 
 
 Formally embarking on his second term, President Barack Obama will take the oath of office Sunday surrounded by family in an intimate inauguration at the White House, 24 hours before re-enacting the ceremony before an excited crowd of hundreds of thousands outdoors at the Capitol. 
 
 The subdued swearing-in is a function of the calendar and the Constitution, which says presidents automatically begin their new terms at noon on Jan. 20. Because that date fell this year on a Sunday _ a day on which inaugural ceremonies historically are not held _ organizers scheduled a second, public swearing-in for Monday. 
 
 A crowd of up to 800,000 people is expected to gather on the National Mall to witness that event, which will take place on the Capitol's red, white and blue bunting-draped west front. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who famously flubbed the oath of office that Obama took in 2009, will swear the president in both days. 
 
 Vice President Joe Biden will also be sworn in Sunday in a small, early morning ceremony at the Naval Observatory, his official residence. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was appointed by Obama during his first term, will administer the oath of office to the vice president. 
 
 Once the celebrations are over, Obama will plunge into a second-term agenda still dominated by the economy, which slowly churned out of recession during his first four years in office. The president will also seek to cement his legacy with sweeping domestic changes, pledging to achieve both an immigration overhaul and stricter gun laws despite opposition from a divided Congress. 
 
 But for one weekend at least, Washington was putting politics aside. Obama called the nation's inaugural traditions "a symbol of how our democracy works and how we peacefully transfer power." 
 
 "But it should also be an affirmation that we're all in this together," he said Saturday, as he opened a weekend of inaugural activities at a Washington elementary school. 
 
 Only a small group of family members is expected to attend Obama's Sunday swearing-in, including first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha. A small group of reporters will also be in the room to witness the event. 
 
 Roberts will administer the oath of office shortly before noon in the White House Blue Room, an oval space with majestic views of the South Lawn and the Washington Monument. Named for the color of the drapes, upholstery and carpet, the Blue Room is not typically used for ceremonies and instead has primarily been a reception room as well as the site of the only presidential wedding held in the White House, between then-President Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsum in 1886. 
 
 Later Sunday, Obama and Biden will speak at an inaugural reception attended by supporters. 
 
 But the president will save his most expansive remarks for Monday, when he delivers his second inaugural address to the crowd gathered on the Mall and millions more watching across the country and the world. Obama started working on the speech in early December and was still tinkering with it into the weekend, aides said. 
 
 The president's address will set the stage for the policy objectives he seeks to achieve in his second term, including speeding up the economic recovery, passing comprehensive immigration and gun control measures and ending the war in Afghanistan. However, aides said Obama would save the specifics of those agenda items for his Feb. 12 State of the Union address. 
 
 The president launched a weekend of inaugural activities Saturday by heading up a National Day of Service. Along with his family, Obama helped hundreds of volunteers spruce up a Washington area elementary school. 
 
 His shirt sleeves rolled up, Obama donned a pair of rubber gloves, picked up a paint brush and helped volunteers stain a bookshelf. 
 
 Obama added the service event to the inaugural schedule in 2009 and is hoping it becomes a tradition followed for future presidents. 
 
 Mrs. Obama, speaking to volunteers Sunday, espoused the importance of giving back in the midst of the weekend of pomp, circumstance and celebration. 
 
 "The reason why we're here, why we're standing here, why we're able to celebrate this weekend is because a lot of people worked hard and supported us, and we've got a job to do and this is a symbol of the kind of work that we need to be doing the next four years," Michelle Obama said at Burrville Elementary. 
 
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– President Obama has been publicly sworn in for his second term—though he actually took the oath yesterday. Today the oath, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts, went off a little more smoothly than it did during Obama's first inauguration, though the AtlanticWire points out it wasn't error-free. And the flub this time was Obama's. While reciting the phrase "The office of the president of the United States," he effectively choked on the last word, saying just "Sta—," and making a little face after doing so. In other oath-taking tidbits, the president placed his hand on two Bibles: one Abraham Lincoln's and the other Martin Luther King's. (Prof. Cornel West wasn't thrilled about the latter choice, notes the National Review: West slammed the use of King's "prophetic fire as just a moment in presidential pageantry.") Joe Biden, meanwhile, again took the oath from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Wall Street Journal notes. Among other highlights of the ceremony thus far: The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir performed "Battle Hymn of the Republic," James Taylor sang "America the Beautiful," and civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams offered the invocation.