What else takes place on Inauguration Day?
In recent years, the day has started with the president-elect attending a morning worship service, a custom started by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. After the worship service, the president-elect is escorted to the White House by members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. President Bush is expected to leave the Capitol right after the swearing-in, and, following a formal departure ceremony, leave Washington from the east front of the Capitol via helicopter. The new president’s day usually concludes with one or more official inaugural balls.
