U.S. Presidential Inaugurations

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  George Washington, April 30, 1789, 1st Inaugural Address

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  Letter from Thomas Jefferson to President pro tempore of the Senate, March 2, 1801, letterpress in Jefferson's hand.

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  Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office to Andrew Jackson on east portico of U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1829

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  Inauguration ball. The honor of company is requested at the inauguration ball at the New Washington assembly rooms. 1841

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  The inauguration of Gen. Zachary Taylor--Dedicated to the Various Rough and Ready Clubs throughout the Union.

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  The President leaving Willard's Hotel, Washington

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  Inauguration of James Buchanan, President of the United States, at east front of U. S. Capitol, March 4, 1857.

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  Crowd at Lincoln's second inauguration, March 4, 1865

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  Andrew Johnson taking oath of office in small parlor of Kirkwood House [Hotel], Washington, April 15, 1865

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  President Ulysses S. Grant delivering his inaugural address on east portico of U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1873

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  The inauguration - night scene near the White House / Drawn by T. de Thulstrup and Charles Graham.

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  Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering oath of office to Benjamin Harrison on east portico of U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1889

• The new President delivering his inaugural address, March 4, 1897

• Theodore Roosevelt in carriage on Pennsylvania Avenue on way to Capitol, March 4, 1905

• Photographers at President Taft's inauguration, March 4, 1909

• President-elect Wilson and President Taft, standing side by side, laughing, at White House, prior to Wilson's inauguration, March 4, 1913

• President Harding delivering his inaugural address on east portico of U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1921

• President Coolidge, Mrs. Coolidge and Senator Curtis on the way to the Capitol

• The inaugural charity ball

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover in convertible automobile on way to U.S. Capitol for Roosevelt's inauguration, March 4, 1933

• Inauguration of Harry S. Truman, 1949

• Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone administering oath of office to Harry S. Truman in Cabinet Room of White House, April 12, 1945

• Dwight D. Eisenhower taking oath of office in private ceremony in East Room of the White House

• President-elect John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Father Richard J. Casey, pastor, after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Church prior to inauguration.

• Crowd on Capitol grounds, attending inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson

• Chief Justice Earl Warren administering oath of office to Richard M. Nixon on east portico of U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1969.

• President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter dancing at an inaugural ball, Washington, D.C.

• President Reagan's inaugural luncheon in U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1981.

• Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering oath of office to George Bush on west front of U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1989.

• President Bill Clinton delivering his inaugural address on west front of U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1997.

• 2009 Inaugural Parade. Michelle and Barack Obama, Joe and Jill Biden watch parade in front of White House.