The first Presidential Inauguration. President-Elect George Washington takes the Oath of Office on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City; April 30, 1789
An Inaugural Banner created for Thomas Jefferson's Inauguration; 1801
President James Monroe; 1817. He stated during his Inaugural Address, "The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil."
The Inaugural Ceremony of President-Elect Martin Van Buren in the old House Chamber; 1837
The Inauguration of President William Henry Harrison; 1841
A messenger delivers the news of President Harrison's death to then Vice President John Tyler; April 1841
Inaugural Festivities for President Franklin Pierce; 1853
The first known photograph of a US Presidential Inauguration--President James Buchanan's Inaugural Ceremony; 1857
The Swearing-In of Vice-President Andrew Johnson at the Kirkwood Hotel after Lincoln's assassination; April 15, 1881
Crowds at the Inauguration of President-Elect Rutherford B. Hayes; 1877
The Inauguration of President-Elect Benjamin Harrison; March 4, 1889
The Inauguration of President Grover Cleveland; March 4, 1893 (He was elected President on two non-concurrent occasions!)
The Inauguration of President-Elect William McKinley; March 4, 1897
President William Howard Taft in the Inaugural Parade Reviewing Stand; 1909
President-Elect Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration; 1913
President Warren G. Harding's Inaugural Speech; 1921
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1st Inaugural Speech; 1933
President Dwight D Eisenhower & the First Lady during the Inauguration Parade; January 20, 1957
The Inauguration of President-Elect John F. Kennedy; January 20, 1961
Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson taking the Oath of Office on board Air Force One after JFK's assassination; 1963
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