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Inauguration Day Through the Jeffersonian Lens
The piece recalls past inaugurations from Jefferson to Jackson and the evolution of pomp. It contrasts Jefferson's simple start with Jackson and later presidents, noting how public spectacle grew into a mass celebration and the rise of the inaugural parade tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
John Davis
Sage
Monticello
Jefferson
Capitol
Palisades
Davis
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Jackson
Nashville
Tenn
John Quincy Adams
National Hotel
van Buen
Socrats
Ee Henry Harrison
Bae
White House
Pennsylvania’ Avenue
Tinkin 'D- Roosevelt
Andrrea Silgeiey