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Inauguration Days Past
Inauguration Days Past
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January 21, 2013, 5:30 AM
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Take a quick presidential history lesson.
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Lincoln Speaking
President Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) making his inaugural speech during his second inauguration on March 4, 1865. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
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April 30, 1789: The inauguration of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States of America. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images
January 1961: President John F Kennedy is driven through the crowded streets with his wife Jackie on the day of his inauguration. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
In this Jan. 20, 1981, file photo, President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan wave to onlookers at the Capitol building as they stand at the podium in Washington following the swearing in ceremony. The inauguration of the U.S. president is traditionally a highly- scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals, and planning committees that map each moment of the history- making day from start to finish. But sometimes the unexpected happens. It was the first inaugural on the terrace, and the west front has been used ever since. But what happened minutes later made this Inauguration Day different from so many before _ Iran freed 52 American hostages it had held for 444 days. A complicated deal, worked out in the final weeks of the Carter administration, eventually secured their freedom. Reagan, however, announced to the nation that the hostages were on their way home. (AP Photo, File)
AP Photo, File
In this Jan. 20, 1993, file photo, President Bill Clinton plays the saxophone at the Arkansas ball on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 1993. The inauguration of the U.S. president is traditionally a highly-scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals, and planning committees that map each moment of the history-making day from start to finish. But sometimes the unexpected happens. On inauguration night, the new president delighted thousands at a packed room at the Arkansas ball, where Clinton played his trademark saxophone as Ben E. King sang, "Your Momma Don't Dance and Your Daddy Don't Rock 'n' Roll." (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File)
AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File
President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his fourth Inaugural speech January 20, 1945 outside the south portico of the White House in Washington D.C. (Photo by National Archive/Getty Images)
Photo by National Archive/Getty Images
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FILE - This Jan. 20, 2009 file photo shows Barack Obama, left, taking the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts, not seen, as his wife Michelle, holds the Lincoln Bible and daughters Sasha, right and Malia, look on at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Michelle Obama is wearing a yellow sheath and coat by Isabel Toledo. Michelle Obama has proven her fashion savvy time and time again since she was introduced to the country as first lady on Inauguration Day 2009. In the past four years she has adeptly walked the line between directional fashionista and everywoman. (AP Photo/Chuck Kennedy, Pool, file)
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