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USA, 2024 Election: Previous presidential inaugurations

Nov 5, 2024

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  • President-Elect Warren G. Harding, wife Florence Harding, Grace Coolidge, Vice President-Elect Calvin Coolidge, Portrait arriving for Inauguration, Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, March 3, 1921 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa02322
  • Donald Trump Inauguration Donald J. Trump arrives at the Capital to takes the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States in Washington, DC, USA, 20 January 2017. Photo Credit: Andrew Gombert CNP AdMedia Washington District of Columbia United States of America EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx AndrewxGombertx admphotostwo326580
  • Biden Sworn-in as 46th President of the United States President of the United States Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris First Gentleman Douglas Emhoff stand on the east steps of the U.S. Capitol after Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Credit: David Tulis Pool via CNP Washington District of Columbia United States of America EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx DavidxTulisxx-xPoolxviaxCNPx cnpphotos201188
  • Biden Sworn-in as 46th President of the United States President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo Patrick Semansky, Pool) Washington District of Columbia United States of America EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx DCPS173 PatrickxSemanskyx cnpphotos200881
  • DONALD TRUMP (1946- ). 45th President of the United States. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk through a joint forces honor cordon in the U.S. Capitol during at the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. Photograph, 20 January 2017. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0649251
  • DONALD TRUMP (1946- ). 45th President of the United States. President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and their wives walk toward Executive One during the departure ceremony at the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. Photograph, 20 January 2017. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0649250
  • OBAMA INAGURATION, 2013. The crowd assembled in front of the United States Capitol for the second presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, Washington, D.C. Photograph from the United States Department of Defense by Mark Fayloga, 21 January 2013. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644668
  • WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924). 28th President of the United States. Wilson giving his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol. Photograph, 4 March 1913. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0640253
  • TAFT INAUGURATION, 1909. President William Howard Taft on the day of his inauguration, the ceremony hampered by the blizzard of the previous day; he is flanked by Edward Stellwagen of the inaugural committee and Vice President James Sherman. Photograph, 4 March 1909. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0623210
  • ROOSEVELT INAUGURATION. Aerial view of the U.S. Capitol during the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Photograph, 4 March 1933. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0622305
  • ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845). Seventh President of the United States. Taking the oath of office, administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, 4 March 1829. U.S. Capitol ceiling mural by Allyn Cox, c1974. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0621562
  • CLINTON INAUGURATION, 1993. Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to President Bill Clinton on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Photograph, 20 January 1993. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0527720
  • LINCOLN INAUGURATION, 1861. The inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as 16th President of the United States at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., 4 March 1861. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0265195
  • GERALD FORD (1913-2006). 38th President of the United States. Being sworn in as President by Chief Justice Warren Burger as his wife Betty observes, in the East Room of the White House, 9 August 1974, following the resignation of President Richard Nixon as a result of the Watergate scandal. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0168736
  • Bush Inauguration United States President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush lead the Inaugural Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue after he was sworn-in as 41st President of the United States at the US Capitol on January 20, 1989. Credit: Ron Sachs CNP Washington District of Columbia United States of America EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx RonxSachsx cnpphotos126232
  • CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR (1830-1886). 21st President of the United States. Arthur being sworn in as president following the death of James Garfield in 1881. Contemporary American wood engraving. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0066907
  • JAMES BUCHANAN, 1857. The Inauguration of James Buchanan as 15th President of the United States on 4 March 1857 at Washington, D.C. Wood engraving from a contemporary newspaper. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0066862
  • POLK: INAUGURATION, 1845. The inauguration of James K. Polk as the 11th President of the United States on 4 March 1845. Engraving, 1845. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0062251
  • HAYES INAUGURATION, 1877. The inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes as 19th President of the United States on 4 March 1877. Photographed at Washington, D.C., by Mathew Brady. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0045667
  • THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826). Third President of the United States. Jefferson going to his inauguration in 1801. Engraving, 19th century. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0039491
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865). 16th President of the United States. Lincoln taking the oath of office at his second inauguration, 4 March 1865, as depicted in a contemporary American newspaper after a photograph by Alexander Gardner. Engraving, 1865. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0033811
  • WILSON & TAFT, 1913. President-elect Woodrow Wilson and out-going President William Howard Taft at the White House, Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day, 4 March 1913. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0017994
  • JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States. Delivering his inaugural address at Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1961. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0014432
  • FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945). 32nd President of the United States. Photographed while riding with President Hoover on the way to his inauguration, March 4, 1933. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0012375
  • FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT(1882-1945). 32nd President of the United States. President Roosevelt and Vice President-Elect Harry S. Truman at the inaugural ceremonies, Jan. 20, 1945. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0012373
  • LINCOLN S INAUGURATION, 1865. The Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at Washington, D.C., on 4 March 1865. Photographed by Alexander Gardner. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0004998
  • ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845). Seventh President of the United States. Jackson on his way to Washington, D.C. for his inauguration in 1829. Wood engraving after Howard Pyle (1853-1911). Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0004899
  • The second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States, was held privately on Sunday, January 20, 1957 and publicly the following day, January 21, 1957. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second four-year term of Eisenhower as President and Richard Nixon as Vice President. Chief Justice Earl Warren administered the Oath of office., Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xWorldxHistoryxArchivex WHA_114_0450 EDITORIAL USE ONLY !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!
  • Illustration depicting the inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) 18th President of the United States. Dated 19th Century, Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xWorldxHistoryxArchivex WHA_110_0451 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!
  • President Taylor Delivering his Inaugural Speech, on the Steps of the Capitol This engraving depicts the inauguration of Zachary Taylor which took place on March 4, 1849. The caption reads With Portraits, by Matteson, of some of the most distinguished Statesmen, Soldiers, Citizens and Ladies now at the Seat of Government. The print is based on an daguerreotype by Plumbe. EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 12.086 x picturehistory004174
  • Representation of the Inauguration of M. Van Buren This wood engraving depicts President Martin Van Buren s inauguration in the U.S. Senate chamber. It was an illustration in the Weekly Herald, 1840. xx EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 8.037 x picturehistory002351
  • James Monroe takes the Oath of Office with Chief Justice John Marshall Monroe s first inauguration was on March 4, 1817. For the first time ever, the inauguration was held outside. The reason for this was that the Capitol building was still under repair from its damage in the War of 1812. Washington DC United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 5.060 x picturehistory002048
  • The Inauguration of George Washington, 1789, Lithograph, Currier & Ives, 1876 Copyright: xABxArchivex jtv002792
  • Obama?s Book To Be Released On Tuesday File photo - U.S. President - Elect Barack Obama takes the Oath of Office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th U.S. President and the first African-American elected during Inauguration ceremonies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on January 20, 2009. Pictured: Barack Obama, John Roberts, Michelle Obama. Former President Barack Obama?s upcoming memoir A Promised Land will be released November 17 in hardcover, digital and audiobook formats. Photo by Douliery-Hahn ABACAPRESS.COM Washington DC United States Copyright: xDouliery-Hahn ABACAx 747947_042 Douliery-Hahn ABACAx 747947_042
  • Inaugural Ceremony of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, east portico, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., USA, Architect of the Capitol, January 20, 1961 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa11418
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt - Franklin D. Roosevelt inauguration. Automobile with Roosevelts at White House, Washington, D.C. March 4, 1933 1062_05_l_-4353-
  • President Franklin Roosevelt delivers his inaugural address on the East Portico of the US Capitol, January 20, 1937. This early color new photo was taken by New York Daily News photographers, Harry Warnecke and Robert Cranston. VIP witnesses include Eleanor Roosevelt, his son James, and five Supreme Court justices. The presidential seal is protected from the rain by canvas (BSIC_2020_12_76) Ref:CLRA001 BZ528 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xx CLRA001 BZ528
  • July 21, 2021, Washington DC, USA: U.S. President Jimmy Carter, daughter Amy and First Lady Rosalynn Carter walking in Inaugural Parade, Washington, D.C., USA, Bernard Gotfryd, January 20, 1977 Washington DC USA - ZUMAg145 20210721_zza_g145_012 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx
  • U.S. President Bill Clinton embracing his daughter, Chelsea, and kissing his wife, Hillary, after Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies on west front of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., USA, Architect of the Capitol Collection, January 20, 1997 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa09495
  • January 19, 2021, Washington, DC, USA: U.S. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter at Inauguration Day Festivities, Washington, D.C., USA, Warren K. Leffler, January 20, 1977 Washington USA - ZUMAg145 20210119_zza_g145_017 Copyright: xJTxVintagex
  • January 20, 2021, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: United States President Joe Biden takes the Oath of Office as the 46th President of the US at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Washington USA - ZUMAs152 20210120_zaa_s152_1099 Copyright: xChrisxKleponisx-xCnpx
  • January 20, 2021, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden arrive at his Biden s inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. ( Win McNamee Getty Images) Washington USA - ZUMAs152 20210120_zaa_s152_427 Copyright: xWinxMcnameex
  • American political history photograph showing the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th United States President, January 20, 1981. Copyright: JohnxParrot StocktrekxImages JPA500071A
  • Nixon Presidency. US President Richard Nixon waving the victory sign with First Lady Patricia Nixon, during Inauguration Day, Washington, D.C., January 20, 1973. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx PBDRINI EC174
  • 1969 Nixon Inauguration. From left: Former US President Lyndon Johnson, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, US President Richard Nixon, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Washington, D.C. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx PBDRINI EC134
  • View of the Capitol and crowds at the Inauguration of Herbert Hoover, March 4, 1929. (BSLOC_2015_16_74) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL041 EC062
  • President Calvin Coolidge and President-elect Herbert Hoover on Inauguration Day, March 4, 1929. Hoover defeated New York Democrat Alfred Smith with 58% of the popular vote. L-R: Unidentified, Coolidge, Hoover. (BSLOC_2015_16_73) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL041 EC061
  • Chief Justice William Taft administering the oath of office to Calvin Coolidge. East portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1925. (BSLOC_2015_15_119) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL040 EC648
  • Inauguration of Harry Truman, Jan. 20, 1949. At left is the inaugural stand on the east entrance to the Capitol. On right is the press stand for first televised U.S. presidential inauguration. - (BSLOC_2014_15_56) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL038 EC855
  • Eisenhower s First Inauguration. President Dwight Eisenhower accepts the cheers of the crowd after his inauguration, with Harry Truman and Senator Styles Bridges looking on. January 20, 1953. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL034 EC275
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