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Inauguration Day Reflections from a Nation's History
The article surveys presidential inaugurations from Washington to Harding, noting how ceremony, crowds, and mood evolved. It highlights key figures and moments, including Washington's oath with a Bible, Lincoln's grand parade, and the era of Roosevelt and the modern radio era shaping turnout.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Roosevelt
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
George Washington
New York City
Andrew Jackson
Federal Building
Wall ‘Street
Congress
United States of America
Morgan Lewis
Chancellor Livingston
Jacob Morton
General Morton
Wall and Water Streets
St. John’s
Lodge of
Masons
St.John's Lodge
Philadelphia
John Adams
Adams
Jefferson
White House
Massachusetts
Capitol
James Madison
Madison
Monroe
W Wilson
House
Senate
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
van Buren
White ‘House
William
Henry Harrison
Harrison
John Tyler
Williamsburg
Tyler
Polk
Franklin Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Pennsylvania Avenue
Stephen A. Douglas
Monitor
Grant
Surratt
Hayes
Garfield
Garfeld
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Taft
Wilson
Germany
Harding
Coolidge
Dawes
Union