Inaugural History From White House to Electric Light
Smithsonian scholars note inaugurations blend contras and paradoxes from early presidents to modern times. Anecdotes recount Jackson’s mob scenes, Taylor’s Sunday oath, Lincoln’s kisses to 34 state girls, Grant’s cold parade, and Taft’s oath amid reform-era ceremonies.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
West Point
Supreme Court
Melville Fuller
William Howard Taft
Walsh Says Bush Will Be Given A Chance At Inauguration
On inauguration day supporters greet President Bush amid talk of tax cuts and bipartisanship. Walsh, Berardi, and others urge Democrats in Congress to allow Bush to pursue his agenda, while noting the expected economic impact on families and local workers.
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Walsh
Syrctse
Roy Berardi
Bernardi
Bill Clinon
Cigm Scus
Bush
Chinton Sdministiation
Munony Democrats
Vera Vore
Sheraood Buehler
Hust
Economie Polics
Bob Water
Leubner
Thompson
Steve
Carrier Cormp
Micah
Bush Inauguration Marks Republican Rise Amid Tight Security
The inauguration featured George W. Bush taking office with Laura and daughters Jenna and Barbara nearby while his father George H. W. Bush watched. Police blocked protesters as an egg and orange were hurled at the limousine. Bush pledged tax cuts and school rebuilding, promising civility, justice, and strength against adversaries.
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Bush
West Front
Laura Bush
George Bush
Clinton
al Gore
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Gore
Florida
Laura
Jenna
Barbara
Capitol
White House
Congress
Secret Service
Line of Girl Scouts Helps Keep the Peace at Inauguration
The line of about 2,000 Girl Scouts from the Meshingon area assisted at the Capitol and along the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route guiding people and keeping order during protesters at the presidential inauguration.
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Girl Scouts
Associated Press
Washington
Meshingon
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Secret Service
Crissi Bailey
Silver Spring
Bush acts to roll back Clinton orders in first days
President Bush moves quickly to suspend late Clinton directives and set ethics rules, blocking environmental and Medicare guidelines while designating Governors Island a national monument and declaring a national day of prayer. Andrew Card to halt new rules from the Federal Register, signaling a swift governing start.
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Washington
Bush
Senate
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Governors Island
New York Harbor
White House
Andrew Card
Federal Register
Register
Ronald Reagan
Tellien-Union
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