Bibles Used at Swearing-Ins
See a list of Bibles used and what passages each was open to when the oath of office was administered.
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Want to Participate?
Requests to participate in Inauguration Day events for marching bands, equestrians, military groups and floats are collected by the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. The Presidential Inaugural Committee, formed after the November election, selects the participants from these requests.
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Facts, Firsts and Precedents
First time a poet, Robert Frost, participated in the Inaugural program
—Forty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies
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