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For more than 200 years America’s citizens have witnessed the Inauguration ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States. From the first Inauguration of George Washington, in New York City, in 1789, to today, as we prepare for the 58th quadrennial Presidential Inauguration, the swearing-in ceremonies represents both national renewal and continuity of leadership. As each president has offered a vision for America’s future, we reflect on the heritage of Inaugurations past.
Past
Committees
January 21, 2013
Fifty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies
President Barack H. Obama
and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
- Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Chairman
- Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
- Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
- Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH)
- Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
January 20, 2009
Fifty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Barack H. Obama
and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairman
- Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
- Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT)
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
- Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH)
January 20, 2005
Fifty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies
President George W. Bush
and Vice President Dick Cheney
- Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), Chairman
- Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
- Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)
- Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
- Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX)
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
January 20, 2001
Fifty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies
President George W. Bush
and Vice President Dick Cheney
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman
- Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
- Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)
- Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
- Rep. Richard K. Armey (R-TX)
- Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)
January 20, 1997
Fifty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies
President William J. Clinton
and Vice President Albert A. Gore Jr.
- Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Chairman
- Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
- Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
- Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
- Rep. Richard K. Armey (R-TX)
- Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)
January 20, 1993
Fifty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies
President William J. Clinton
and Vice President Albert A. Gore Jr.
- Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY), Chairman
- Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
- Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
- Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
- Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)
- Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
January 20, 1989
Fifty-First Inaugural Ceremonies
President George H.W. Bush
and Vice President J. Danforth Quayle
- Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY), Chairman
- Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
- Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
- Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
- Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
- Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
January 21, 1985
Fiftieth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Ronald W. Reagan
and Vice President George H.W. Bush
- Sen. Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (R-MD), Chairman
- Sen. Robert J. Dole (R-KS)
- Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
- Rep. Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. (D-MA)
- Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
- Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
January 20, 1981
Forty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Ronald W. Reagan
and Vice President George H.W. Bush
- Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Chairman
- Sen. Howard K. Baker Jr. (R-TN)
- Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
- Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
- Rep. John J. Rhodes (R-AZ)
- Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
- Rep. Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. (D-MA)
- Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
January 20, 1977
Forty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies
President James E. Carter
and Vice President Walter Mondale
- Sen. Howard W. Cannon (D-NV), Chairman
- Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
- Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
- Rep. Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. (D-MA)
- Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
- Rep. John J. Rhodes (R-AZ)
January 20, 1973
Forty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies
President Richard M. Nixon
- Sen. Howard W. Cannon (D-NV), Chairman
- Sen. Marlow W. Cook (R-KY)
- Sen. Michael J. Mansfield (D-MT)
- Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
- Rep. Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. (D-MA)
- Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)
January 20, 1969
Forty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Richard M. Nixon
and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
- Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R-IL), Chairman
- Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC)
- Sen. Michael J. Mansfield (D-MT)
- Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)
- Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
January 20, 1965
Forty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Lyndon Baines Johnson
and Vice President Hubert Humphrey
- Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC), Chairman
- Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
- Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA)
- Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
- Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)
January 20, 1961
Forty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies
President John F. Kennedy
and Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL), Chairman
- Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ)
- Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)
- Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
- Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)
January 20, 1957
Forty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and Vice President Richard M. Nixon
- Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH), Chairman
- Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
- Sen. Theodore F. Green (D-RI)
- Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
- Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
- Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
January 20, 1953
Forty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and Vice President Richard M. Nixon
- Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH), Chairman
- Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ)
- Rep. Leslie C. Arends (R-IL)
- Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
- Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
January 20, 1949
Forty-First Inaugural Ceremonies
President Harry S. Truman
and Vice President Alben W. Barkley
- Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ), Chairman
- Sen. J. Howard McGrath (D-RI)
- Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R-NE)
- Rep. Harry R. Sheppard (D-CA)
- Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)
January 20, 1945
Fortieth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Vice President Harry S. Truman
- Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-VA), Chairman
- Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar (D-TN)
- Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI)
- Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
- Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
- Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
January 20, 1941
Thirty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Vice President Henry A. Wallace
- Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV), Chairman
- Sen. Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)
- Sen. Charles L. McNary (R-OR)
- Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
- Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
- Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
January 20, 1937
Thirty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Vice President John Nance Garner
- Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV), Chairman
- Sen. Joseph T. Robinson (D-AR)
- Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
- Rep. John J. O’Connor (D-NY)
- Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
- Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)
March 4, 1933
Thirty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Vice President John Nance Garner
- Sen. Joseph T. Robinson (D-AR), Chairman
- Sen. George W. Moses (R-NH)
- Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
- Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)
- Rep. Henry T. Rainey (D-IL)
- Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)
March 4, 1929
Thirty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Herbert C. Hoover
and Vice President Charles Curtis
- Sen. George W. Moses (R-NH), Chairman
- Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
- Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
- Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)
- Rep. Leonidas C. Dyer (R-MO)
- Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)
March 4, 1925
Thirty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Calvin Coolidge
and Vice President Charles Dawes
- Sen. Charles Curtis (R-KS), Chairman
- Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
- Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
- Rep. William W. Griest (R-PA)
- Rep. Lindley H. Hadley (R-WA)
- Rep. Arthur B. Rouse (D-KY)
March 4, 1921
Thirty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Warren G. Harding
and Vice President Calvin Coolidge
- Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA), Chairman
- Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN)
- Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
- Rep. Joseph G. Cannon (R-IL)
- Rep. Charles F. Reavis (R-NE)
- Rep. Charles M. Stedman (D-NC)
March 5, 1917
Thirty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies
President Woodrow Wilson
and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
- Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC), Chairman
- Sen. Hoke Smith (D-GA)
- Sen. Francis E. Warren (R-WY)
- Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO)
- Rep. Finis J. Garrett (D-TN)
- Rep. William B. McKinley (R-IL)
March 4, 1913
Thirty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies
President Woodrow Wilson
and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
- Sen. Winthrop M. Crane (R-ME), Chairman
- Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)
- Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
- Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO)
- Rep. Finis J. Garrett (D-TN)
- Rep. William B. McKinley (R-IL)
March 4, 1909
Thirty-First Inaugural Ceremonies
President William H. Taft
and Vice President James S. Sherman
- Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA), Chairman
- Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge (R-ME)
- Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)
- Rep. James F. Burke (R-PA)
- Rep. Horace O. Young (R-MI)
- Rep. John W. Gaines (D-TN)
March 4, 1905
Thirtieth Inaugural Ceremonies
President Theodore Roosevelt
and Vice President Charles Fairbanks
- Sen. John C. Spooner (R-WI), Chairman
- Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)
- Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)
- Rep. John Dalzell (R-PA)
- Rep. Edgar D. Crumpacker (R-IN)
- Rep. John S. Williams (D-MS)
March 4, 1901
Twenty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies
President William McKinley
and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt
- Sen. Marcus A. Hanna (R-OH), Chairman
- Sen. John C. Spooner (R-WI)
- Sen. James K. Jones (D-AR)
- Rep. Joseph G. Cannon (R-IL)
- Rep. John Dalzell (R-PA)
- Rep. Thomas C. McRae (D-AR)
