During the Inaugural Luncheon it is traditional for the President and Vice President to be presented with gifts by the Congress on behalf of the American people.  The President and Vice President will each be presented with a framed official photograph taken of their swearing-in ceremony by a Senate photographer, as well as flags flown over the U.S. Capitol during the inaugural ceremonies.

The President and Vice President will also receive one-of-a-kind engraved crystal bowls, created by the Lenox Company of Lawrenceville, NJ.  President Obama will receive a bowl depicting the White House on a crystal base inscribed with "Barack H. Obama, January 20, 2009, The Presidential Inaugural."  Vice President Biden will receive a bowl depicting the United States Capitol, on a crystal base inscribed with "Joseph R. Biden, Jr., January 20, 2009, The Vice Presidential Inaugural." The bowls were designed by Timothy Carder and hand-cut by master glass-cutter Peter O'Rourke.