WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- On Inauguration Day , there 's one scene at the White House that wo n't be playing out exactly as it has during past transitions : the traditional moving of the outgoing first family 's belongings . President Bush walks out of the White House Oval Office on January 10 . Anita McBride , chief of staff to first lady Laura Bush , tells CNN that the Bushes have moved almost all of their belongings out of the White House ahead of schedule . `` There wo n't be ... the moving trucks for the Bushes coming here , '' McBride said , adding , `` The only things really left for President and Mrs. Bush are their personal belongings and luggage that they 'll take that day . '' McBride said Mrs. Bush directed residence staff early -- in the summer of 2008 -- to prepare the White House for the personal transition . `` It 's probably the librarian in her , '' McBride said of Mrs. Bush , a former librarian . `` Maybe we 've got a bit of a Dewey Decimal system of move-out process , but that certainly made it easier for the residence staff , and they very much appreciate it , '' McBride said . The actual clearing out of the Bushes ' belongings began over the summer , McBride says , when many items were packed and taken to Crawford , Texas . Then , during the Christmas holiday , the Bushes moved their personal things out of Camp David , the presidential retreat in Maryland , according to McBride . That means on Inauguration Day , while President Bush and Mrs. Bush , along with President-elect Obama and his family , are at the Capitol , staff in the White House residence will have more time to unpack and prepare the Obamas ' personal belongings . `` They have rehearsed this over the last few weeks , everyone has their marching orders , it will be all hands on deck , '' said McBride . `` The residence staff will be here that morning , and they know what their jobs are when the moving truck for the Obamas ' move-in arrives , '' she said , adding , `` Their things will be unpacked , and their clothes will be in their rightful place , and whatever furniture that they may have selected from the White House furniture collection will be in the place that they want it to be . ''
The Obamas ' belongings will be moved into the White House on Tuesday . Most of the Bush family items are already moved to Crawford ranch , Dallas home . Bush move started last summer , according to a White House aide .