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Open Image ModalA painting depicting the inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States in 1789. (credit:National Archive/Newsmakers/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalWashington's second inauguration by J.L.G. Ferris. The print shows George Washington arriving at Congress Hall in Philadelphia on March 4, 1793. (credit:Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThomas Jefferson tethers his horses to a post before attending his inauguration circa 1801. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalJames Monroe at his inauguration; he was president 1817-1825. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA mob gathers outside the White House during Andrew Jackson's first inaugural reception. He took office in 1829. (credit:Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe inauguration of Martin Van Buren in the Senate chamber on March 4, 1837. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLithograph of the presidential inauguration of William Henry Harrison on March 4, 1841, in Washington, D.C. (credit:Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe inauguration of James Polk in 1845. (credit:The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalZachary Taylor is inaugurated in 1849. (credit:Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalMilitary units precede Franklin Pierce's carriage down Pennsylvania Avenue during Inauguration Day ceremonies in 1853. (credit:Corbis/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe inauguration of James Buchanan in 1857. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalCrowds watch the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln on March 4, 1861. (credit:MPI/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalCrowds gather at Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration, March 4, 1865. (credit:Fotosearch/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalUlysses S. Grant is sworn in as president in 1869. (credit:CORBIS/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA crowd watches the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes on the East Front of the Capitol, March 5, 1877. (credit:Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe inauguration of James Garfield circa 1881. (credit:Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalChester Alan Arthur is inaugurated on Sept. 20, 1881. (credit:Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalGrover Cleveland stands at the center of the crowded grandstand erected for his first inauguration in March 1885. (credit:J.F. Jarvis/Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalBenjamin Harrison's inaugural reception circa 1889. (credit:Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalBenjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland ride in a horse-drawn carriage at Cleveland's second inauguration on March 4, 1893. (credit:Museum of the City of New York/Byron Co. Collection/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalWilliam McKinley makes his inaugural address in 1897. (credit:Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalTheodore Roosevelt's second inauguration on March 4, 1905. (credit:Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe inaugural parade for William Howard Taft in 1909. (credit:Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalWoodrow Wilson during his inaugural address on March 4, 1913. (credit:Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalWoodrow Wilson addresses the crowd on March 5, 1917, for his second inauguration. (credit:Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalWarren G. Harding delivers his inaugural address from a stand along the East Portico of the Capitol in 1921. (credit:General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalCalvin Coolidge takes the oath of office at the inaugural ceremony on March 4, 1925, after he was elected to a full term. William Howard Taft, a Supreme Court justice and former president, presides over the ceremony. (credit:New York Times Co./Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalCrowds stand in front of a decoration platform in front of the Capitol during the inauguration of Herbert Hoover on March 4, 1929. (credit:Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFranklin D. Roosevelt takes the oath of office in Washington D.C., in 1933. (credit:National Archive/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFranklin D. Roosevelt gives his inaugural speech at the Capitol as his second term begins on Jan. 20, 1937. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFranklin D. Roosevelt's third inauguration in 1941. (credit:National Archive/Newsmakers/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFranklin D. Roosevelt waves from a lectern just after taking his fourth oath of office on Jan. 20, 1945. (credit:Photoquest/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalHarry Truman recites his inaugural address to 130,000 people in the Capitol Plaza in 1949, as his first full term in office begins. (credit:Anthony Calvacca/NYP Holdings, Inc./Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalDwight D. Eisenhower takes the oath of office on Jan. 20, 1953. (credit:National Archive/Newsmakers/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalDwight D. Eisenhower during his second inaugural address on Jan. 21, 1957. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalJohn F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural speech on Jan. 20, 1961. (credit:CBS/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office immediately after John F. Kennedy's assassination, with Jackie Kennedy by his side, on Nov. 22, 1963. (credit:Cecil Stoughton/White House/Corbis/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLyndon B. Johnson's inauguration for his first full term in 1965. (credit:Lowell Georgia/The Denver Post/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalRichard Nixon, right, is sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren during the inaugural ceremony at the Capitol on Jan. 20, 1969. (credit:Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA screen capture shows Gerald Ford with his right hand raised as he is sworn in as president in the East Room of the White House on Aug. 9, 1974. Ford replaced Richard Nixon, who resigned as he was facing potential impeachment. (credit:CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalJimmy Carter waves to crowds at his inauguration on Jan. 20, 1977. (credit:Images Press/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalRonald Reagan and Nancy Reagan on his first Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 1981. (credit:NBC News/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalRonald Reagan is sworn in for his second term by Chief Justice Warren Burger in a public inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 21, 1985. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalGeorge H.W. Bush gives his inaugural address at the Capitol after being sworn in on Jan. 20, 1989. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalBill Clinton is sworn in as his daughter, Chelsea, left, and his wife, Hillary, look on, Jan. 20, 1993. (credit:Cynthia Johnson/Liaison/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalBill Clinton raises his hand while daughter Chelsea looks on during Clinton's swearing-in ceremony for his second term on Jan. 20,1997. (credit:Porter Gifford/Liaison/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalGeorge W. Bush, with his wife Laura holding the Bible, is sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist on Jan. 20, 2001, outside the Capitol. (credit:Mark Wilson/NewsmakersGetty Images)
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Open Image ModalGeorge W. Bush delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office during ceremonies on the West Front of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2005. (credit:Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalCrowds of spectators gather on the mall on Jan. 20, 2009, for Barack Obama's swearing-in. (credit:Ken Cedeno/Corbis/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalBarack Obama takes the oath of office for his second term on Jan. 21, 2013. (credit:Mark Makela/Corbis/Getty Images)