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Foxx accepting Inaugural Ticket requests until November 21
Washington, DC,
November 14, 2008
For more than two hundred years America's citizens have participated in the Inauguration ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States–from the first Inauguration of George Washington, in New York Cit
Contact: Aaron Groen For more than two hundred years America’s citizens have participated in the Inauguration ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States—from the first Inauguration of George Washington, in New York City, in 1789, to today, as Washington, DC prepares for the 56th quadrennial Presidential Inauguration. The Presidential swearing-in ceremony is a distinctive celebration of America's strong tradition of democracy and the peaceful transfer of power. Tickets to the 56th Inaugural Ceremonies are provided free of charge and distributed through the offices of Members of Congress. Fifth Congressional District residents who are interested in attending the Inaugural Ceremonies should contact Rep. Virginia Foxx to request tickets. Rep. Foxx's office is accepting ticket requests for the 2009 Inaugural until November 21. Anyone interested in requesting tickets should fill out the ticket request form on Rep. Foxx’s congressional web site: Each Congressional office receives a limited number of tickets to distribute to constituents and cannot guarantee tickets to every person that requests tickets. Rep. Foxx is only able to distribute tickets to residents of the Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina. Fifth District constituents should also be aware that no website or other ticket outlet actually has inaugural swearing-in tickets to sell, regardless of what they may claim. Tickets will not be distributed to Congressional offices until the week before the inauguration and will require in-person pick-up. To get more information about Inauguration Day January 20, 2009 please visit http://inaugural.senate.gov/index.cfm. |
