President George Washington delivers his inaugural address in the Senate Chamber of Old Federal Hall in New York on April 30, 1789.
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President William Henry Harrison delivered one of the longest inaugural addresses in history without wearing a hat and coat, developing a cold, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The 68 –year old later came down with pneumonia and died a month later, on April 4, 1841.
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The first-known photograph of a presidential inauguration shows James Buchanan at the east front of the U.S. Capitol during his March 1857 inauguration.
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Abraham Lincoln delivers his second inaugural address on the east portico of the Capitol in Washington, March 1865.
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A large crowd awaits President Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, held on a rainy day at the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, 1865. The crowd includes African American troops who marched in the inaugural parade.
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Grover Cleveland delivers his inaugural address on the east portico of the Capitol in Washington, March 1885.
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William McKinley delivers his inaugural address as outgoing President Cleveland listens in Washington, March 1897. McKinley's address was recorded by Edison's new motion picture camera and a gramophone.
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West Point cadets stand in formation outside the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt in Washington, 1905.
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William Howard Taft and President Theodore Roosevelt head to the Capitol for Taft's inauguration in Washington, March 1909. A blizzard the night before left ten inches of snow in Washington, forcing the inauguration indoors to the Senate Chamber.
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Photographers at the Taft inauguration in Washington, March 1909. Thousands of city workers removed snow along the parade route, and for the first time in inaugural history the first lady joined the president in the parade to the White House.
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President-elect Woodrow Wilson and President Taft laugh on the White House steps before departing together for Wilson's inauguration in Washington, March 1913.
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Warren Harding waves to the crowd after being sworn in on the east portico of the Capitol in Washington, 1921. Harding's inauguration was the first to feature an automobile, used to transport the president-elect and outgoing President Wilson to and from the Capitol.
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President Calvin Coolidge rides in a car during his inaugural parade in Washington, March 1925.
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The crowd dances at President Herbert Hoover's inaugural ball at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, March 1929. Before the year was over, the Roaring Twenties would come to an end and the Great Depression would begin.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt takes the Oath of Office from Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes in Washington, March 1933. Roosevelt's inaugural address that day contained the famous line "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself."
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Chief Justice Earl Warren administers the Oath of Office to Dwight D. Eisenhower on the east portico of the Capitol in Washington, January 1957.
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John F. Kennedy and party at the inaugural ball in Washington, January 1961. Alongside the new president are Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and his wife Joan, and Kennedy's parents Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at the National Guard Armory for the inaugural ball in Washington, January 1961. Ethel Frankau of Bergdorf Custom Salon designed the first lady's sleeveless gown and matching cape.
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President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson on the morning of his second inauguration in Washington, January 1965.
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter dance at the inaugural ball in Washington, January 1977. Rosalynn Carter's gold-trimmed dress was the same she wore to her husband's gubernatorial inauguration six years earlier, designed by Mary Matisse.
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Ronald Reagan sits at the Oval Office desk following his inaugural parade in Washington, January 1981
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President Reagan laughs after Nancy forgot to introduce him during the Inaugural Band Concert in Washington, January 1985.
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George H. W. Bush waves from the presidential limousine during his inaugural parade in Washington, January 1989
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Singer Michael Jackson appears on stage with President-elect Bill Clinton, his daughter Chelsea and Diana Ross during the celebrations at the Lincoln Memorial for the inauguration, January 17, 1993
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President Clinton takes the oath of office as administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist as daughter Chelsea Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton look on, in Washington, January 20, 1997.
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President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush wave as they walk during the Inaugural parade, January 20, 2001.
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The U.S. Capitol building is seen as President George W. Bush delivers his inauguration speech during the presidential Inauguration ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2005.
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President Barack Obama, the newly sworn in 44th President, waves as he and his wife Michelle walk down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inaugural parade in Washington, January 20, 2009.
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President Barack Obama recites his oath of office as Michelle Obama looks on during swearing-in ceremonies on the West front of the U.S Capitol, January 21, 2013.
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President Barack Obama bows to First Lady Michelle Obama at the Inaugural ball in Washington, January 21, 2013.
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President Donald Trump acknowledges the audience after taking the oath of office as his wife Melania and daughter Tiffany watch on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 2017.
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President-elect Donald Trump arrives for the inauguration ceremonies swearing him in as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 2017.
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