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Inaugurations From Washington to Lincoln
A historical survey of U S presidential inaugurations from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. Describes venue shifts in New York Philadelphia and Washington, crowd size, ceremonies, escorts, and notable anecdotes across multiple administrations. The piece notes John Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe Jackson Harrison and Lincoln ceremonies, with emphasis on pomp versus simplicity and wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Union
Senate
George Washington
Federal Hall
Chamber of the Senate
Sstr
House of Representatives
Old St. Paul's
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
John Adiamis
United States
Jefferson
Capitol
James Madison
Old Hall of Representatives
Statuary Hall
Dyivis
Metropolitan
Monroe
National
Harrison
John Tyler
William Cranch
Circuit Court of
District of Columbia
Polk
Zachary Taylor
Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
William S. King
Cuba
Matanzas
Elect Pierce
James Buchanan
White House
Buchanan
Judiciary Square
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Indianapolis
Columbus
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Willard’s
Mr. Lincoln