As President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office as the nation's 44th president on Tues., Jan. 20 at 9 a.m. PST, the historic inaugural ceremonies will be telecast in multiple locations on the campus, including the University Library, Student Union and Salazar Hall.
Streaming live Internet coverage will be available for viewing in Salazar 1061 and Schulz 2016, beginning around 8 a.m.
In the Student Union, televisions will be tuned in to the inaugural coverage in the lobby and multi-purpose room beginning at 8 a.m., as well as in the Pub, where coffee will be available for $.50 a cup.
Gerald N. Hill is an adjunct professor of political science at SSU and filed this story with the Sonoma Sun about the Obama inauguration's links to Lincoln's.
Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration in 1861 attracted 20,000 attendees, straining the ability of the capital to house the visitors, compared to the anticipated two million witnesses who will jam Washington, D.C. when President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office with his hand on the "Lincoln Bible" brought from the archives of the Library of Congress.
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