Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Inaugural Web Site. January 20, 2009; Printed from inaugural.senate.gov.

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George Washington taking the oath of office, Federal Hall, New York City, April 30, 1789 (National Archives and Records Administration)

George Washington taking the oath of office, Federal Hall, New York City, April 30, 1789

National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Branch
# 148-CCD-92C

U.S. Capitol, ca. 1801, completed north wing (U.S. Capitol)

U.S. Capitol, ca. 1801, completed north wing

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-247 (color film copy transparency)

Andrew Jackson taking the oath of office, March 4, 1829 (Architect of the Capitol)

Andrew Jackson taking the oath of office, March 4, 1829

Photograph of ceiling mural by Allyn Cox, east central portico, U.S. Capitol, from Architect of the Capitol, AOC nos. 38837 and 70644.
Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
Reproduction numbers LC-USZC4-7731 DLC (color film copy transparency)
LC-USA7-38837 DLC (b&w film copy neg.)

The Inauguration Procession in Honor of President Buchanan Passing through Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington City, March 4th, 1857 (Library of Congress)

The Inauguration Procession in Honor of President Buchanan Passing through Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington City, March 4th, 1857

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-327 (b&w film copy neg.)

The Inauguration Ball--Arrival of the President's Party (U.S. Senate Collection)

The Inauguration Ball—Arrival of the President's Party, March 4, 1873

From Harper's Weekly, March 22, 1873, U.S. Senate Collection

Vice President Wheeler taking the oath of office in the Senate chamber on March 4, 1877 (U.S. Senate Collection)

Vice President Wheeler taking the oath of office in the Senate chamber on March 4, 1877

From the Daily Graphic, March 12, 1877, U.S. Senate Collection

White House luncheon for President Hayes, March 5, 1877 (U.S. Senate Collection)

White House luncheon for President Hayes, March 5, 1877

From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 24, 1877, U.S. Senate Collection

Senator Marcus Hanna (U.S. Senate Historical Office)

Senator Marcus Hanna, first chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in 1901.

Library of Congress

Theodore Roosevelt delivering his Inaugural address, March 4, 1905 (Library of Congress)

Theodore Roosevelt delivering his Inaugural address, March 4, 1905

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5069 (b&w film copy neg.)

Taft and Roosevelt driving to Capitol, March 4, 1909 (Library of Congress)

Taft and Roosevelt driving to Capitol, March 4, 1909

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. George Grantham Bain Collection. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-32737 (b&w film copy neg.)

Woodrow Wilson delivering his Inaugural address, March 5, 1917 (Library of Congress)

Woodrow Wilson delivering his Inaugural address, March 5, 1917

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-22733 (b&w film copy neg.)

Calvin Coolidge taking the oath of office, August 3, 1923 (Library of Congress)

Calvin Coolidge taking the oath of office, August 3, 1923

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-2721 (color film copy transparency).

President Coolidge, Mrs. Coolidge and Senator Curtis on the way to the Capitol, March 4, 1925 (Library of Congress)

President Coolidge, Mrs. Coolidge and Senator Curtis on the way to the Capitol, March 4, 1925

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-29717 (b&w film copy neg.)

St. John's Church at 16th and H St., NW, Washington, D.C., ca. 1920-1950 (Library of Congress, Theodor Harydczak Collection)

St. John's Church at 16th and H St., NW, Washington, D.C., ca. 1920-1950

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Theodor Harydczak Collection
Reproduction number: LC-H814-T-C07-011 DLC (interpositive)

 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover in convertible automobile on way to Capitol for Roosevelt's inauguration, March 4, 1933 (Architect of the Capitol)

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

Architect of the Capitol
Reproduction number: LC-USA7-18241 (b&w film copy neg.)

President-elect John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Father Richard J. Casey, the Pastor, after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Church prior to inauguration ceremonies, January 20, 1961 (Library of Congress)

President-elect John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Father Richard J. Casey, the Pastor, after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Church prior to inauguration ceremonies, January 20, 1961

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-70671 (b&w film copy neg).

Sarah T. Hughes, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas, administering oath of office to Lyndon B. Johnson in the Conference Room aboard Air Force One at Love Field, Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963 (Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Austin, Texas)

Sarah T. Hughes, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas, administering oath of office to Lyndon B. Johnson in the Conference Room aboard Air Force One at Love Field, Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963

From the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Austin, Texas

Ronald Reagan's Inaugural ceremony in progress on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1981 (Architect of the Capitol)

Ronald Reagan's Inaugural ceremony in progress on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1981

Architect of the Capitol, Neg.#54876

President and Mrs. Reagan during Inaugural parade, January 20, 1981 (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California)

President and Mrs. Reagan waving during Inaugural parade, January 20, 1981

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California

President Reagan speaking at his Inaugural luncheon, January 21, 1985 (Architect of the Capitol)

President Reagan speaking at his Inaugural luncheon, January 21, 1985, in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol

Architect of the Capitol.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-7729 (color film copy transparency).

George H. W. Bush taking the oath of office, January 20, 1989 (Architect of the Capitol)

George H. W. Bush taking the oath of office, January 20, 1989

Architect of the Capitol.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-7722 (color film copy transparency)

Inaugural ball for William McKinley, March 4, 1897 (U.S. Senate Collection)

The Closing Feature of Inauguration Day—The Ball in the Pension-Office Building, Washington, March 4, 1897

From Harper's Weekly, March 13, 1897, U.S. Senate Collection