“I heard he was a big fan of (the HBO show) “The Wire,” so I might end up talking with him about that, seeing which season was his favorite,” he said.

The tour will start with an event in Philadelphia Jan. 17 and stop for events in Wilmington, Del., and Baltimore, en route to the nation’s capital.

The inauguration will take place at high noon before a large crowd gathered at the Capitol and huge throngs of witnesses along the National Mall and the inaugural parade route.