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Inaugurations
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "I Do Solemnly Swear ... ": Presidential Inaugurations 
 "Approximately 400 items or 2,000 digital files from each of the 54 inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music." From the Library of Congress American Memory Collection. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, The United States Presidency Last updated Apr 27, 2005 Countdown to the Inauguration
Questions and answers on historical inaugurations for each day between the November 2008 presidential election and the January 2009 inauguration. Includes questions such as who was the last president-elect to wear a hat to his swearing in, when women first marched in an inaugural parade, and which president was the first to be sworn in on January 20. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the White House Visitor Center, National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/whho/historyculture/upload/InauguralCountdown_3.pdf Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 15, 2008 Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States: George Washington to George W. Bush
Find U.S. presidents' inaugural addresses, brief historical synopses of each inauguration, pictures of the presidents, and the text of the oath of office. Includes information about the five presidents who assumed office without inauguration. Searchable and browsable. From Bartleby.com. http://www.bartleby.com/124/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 11, 2008 Inaugural Fashion
Illustrated essay highlighting fashions worn by first ladies at inaugural ceremonies for U.S. presidents. Features video clips and images of some of the inaugural gowns. Part of a PBS Online NewsHour program covering the 2001 presidential inauguration. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/inauguration/fashion.html Topics: Fashion, The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 10, 2007 Inaugural Firsts
This collection of quick facts about presidential inaugurations includes dates and descriptions of such "firsts" as the inaugural parade, inaugural poet, inaugural ball, and inauguration broadcast over national airwaves. Learn who was the last president to wear the traditional stovepipe hat at an inauguration and who gave the longest inaugural address. Also features an image gallery of past inaugurations. From Smithsonian Magazine. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Presidential-Inauguration-Firsts.html Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 8, 2009 Inaugural [2009]
Website for the 2009 inaugural as presented by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC), which "plans and executes all Inaugural activities ... including the Inaugural swearing-in ceremony of the President and Vice President." Features a committee history, members list back to 1901, 2009 events listing (such as the parade and official balls), background on the Abraham Lincoln "A New Birth of Freedom" theme, and related material. From the U.S. Senate Rules Committee. http://inaugural.senate.gov/index.cfm Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 15, 2008 Presidential Inauguration 09
The District of Columbia's 2009 presidential inauguration website "will assist you in finding valuable information about the events surrounding the 56th Presidential Inauguration, including lodging information, transportation, security measures and closures." Also includes photos of past inaugurations, fun facts about the inauguration, and links to related websites. http://inauguration.dc.gov/index.asp Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 16, 2008 Presidential Inaugurations: Invitations and Tickets in the U.S. Senate Collection
Images of historical invitations and tickets for inaugurations of the president and vice president of the United States. Includes material back to the 1925 inauguration of Calvin Coolidge and Charles Dawes. Also provides the number of words in each inaugural address and a quick fact about each ceremony (such as Harry Truman's 1949 swearing-in, the first inaugural ceremony to be televised). From the U.S. Senate. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/presidential_inaugurations/presidential_inauguration_introduction.htm Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 15, 2008 Presidents Who Were Not Inaugurated
This site presents brief explanations for the five U.S. presidents who took the oath of office but were not inaugurated (and therefore did not give inaugural addresses): John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, and Gerald R. Ford. From the U.S. Senate's Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States. http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres12b.html Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 11, 2008 |
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