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)
Inauguration 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
Inauguration-Fashion 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)
