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Kentucky's 59th Inauguration By the Numbers Tuesday, December 13, 2011: The Inaugural Parade, with the Adair County Marching Band one of 54 high school bands representing Kentucky Counties, is 10am-noonET/9am-11amCT. Governor Steve Beshear will be sworn in at the State Capitol Building at 2pmET/1pmCT. The Parade will be shown on KET. By Kerri Richardson and Terry Sebastian News from Govern Steve Beshears Office FRANKFORT, KY - Thousands of people will take part in Tuesday's inauguration events. Here are a few interesting facts and figures about this historic day. 1 1/2 - Age of youngest participant in Grand March, Lila Beshear, the Governor's youngest grandchild. 2 -- Number of hours Inaugural Parade is expected to last. 3 - Number of Kentucky governors who have been sworn in to a second consecutive term (Gov. James Garrard 1796 and 1800, Gov. Paul Patton 1995 and 2003, and Gov. Steve Beshear 2007 and 2011). 4 - Number of times Gov. Beshear will have been sworn into statewide office (twice for Governor, once as Lieutenant Governor in 1983, once as Attorney General in 1980). 5 - Number of horse-drawn carriages in the Inaugural Parade. 6 - Number of times Jerry Abramson has taken an oath of office with the Bible given to him by his sister and brother-in-law. 7 - Former Kentucky governors serving as honorary co-chairs (Senator Wendell H. Ford, Gov. Julian Carroll, Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., Gov. Martha Lane Collins, Gov. Brereton Jones, Gov. Paul Patton and Gov. Ernie Fletcher). 8 - Co-chairs of inauguration (Jim and Linda Booth, Tracy and Carol Farmer, Wade and Alice Houston, and Darrell and Lorna Littrell). 65 - Marble steps the Governor and First Lady will descend to reach the Capitol Rotunda during the Grand March. 860 - Meals to be served to volunteers and support staff on Tuesday. 200 - Pounds of pork barbeque prepared for Inauguration volunteers. 2,000 - Christmas ornaments used in the decoration of the Convention Center for the Inaugural Ball. 60 -- Tables at the Inaugural Ball, covered with tablecloths made from recycled plastic bottles. 56 - Number of men who have served as Governor of Kentucky. 1 - Number of women who have served as Governor of Kentucky (Gov. Martha Lane Collins). 25 - Number of Grand Marches that have been held in the current state capitol. $500,000 - Estimated cost reduction compared to 2007 Inauguration. 54 - High school marching bands in the Inaugural Parade. 67 - Total number of Inaugural Parade units. 4 - Number of governors who have served non-consecutive terms (Gov. Isaac Shelby, Gov. Happy Chandler, Gov. James McCreary and Gov. John Helm). 171 - Words in Kentucky's oath of office (75 of which are in the clause regarding whether the elected official has participated in a duel, meaning 44 percent of the words relate to duels). 1,780 - Seats available for the public swearing-in. 4,250 - Total parade participants, arriving in more than 150 school buses and equipment trucks. 4,681 - Total number of seats available at the Frankfort Convention Center. This story was posted on 2011-12-13 02:35:36
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