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Inaugural Medal Tradition Survives Ford Era In 1901 Start
The official presidential inaugural medal, begun by William McKinley in 1901 and shaped by Augustus Saint-Gaudens for Theodore Roosevelt, remains a 20th century art form. The 1909 Taft and 1933 Roosevelt medals set auction records, while Ford’s medal marks a two sculptor design and the first minted for an instant president under the 25th Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Saint-Gaudens
Richard B. Dusterberg
Cincinnati
Dusterberg
Alexandria
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Ave
N.W
Washington, D.C
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Medallic Art Company
White House
Connecticut
Frank Eliscu
National Sculpture Society
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Danbury, Conn
Mico Kaufman
North Tewksbury
Mass