March 4, 1901 - William McKinley
The second inauguration of William McKinley as the 25th President of the United States took place on March 4, 1901.
March 4, 1905 — Theodore Roosevelt
March 4, 1905 — Theodore Roosevelt, a distant relative of Franklin D. He is shown giving his Inaugural address in 1905. He was the youngest man ever to become President, being only 42 when he entered the office in 1901, after the assassination of William McKinley. (AP File Photo)
March 4, 1913 —Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913 —Woodrow Wilson and William Taft leave to attend inaugural ceremonies for Wilson. (Harris & Ewing File Photo)
March 4, 1913 —Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913 — Before the fates disclosed the mighty stage upon which Woodrow Wilson was to act. He is shown here with William Howard Taft at his first inauguration in 1913. Previously, Taft was inaugurated March 4, 1909. (AP File Photo)
March 4, 1913 —Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913 — Here is Woodrow Wilson being sworn in. (Harris & Ewing/AP File Photo)
March 5, 1917 — Woodrow Wilson
March 5, 1917 — Woodrow Wilson's second Inauguration. (AP File Photo)
March 4, 1925 — Calvin Coolidge
March 4, 1925 — Calvin Coolidge's inauguration parade. (Underwood & Underwood File Photo)
March 4, 1925 — Calvin Coolidge
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 4, 1925 -- Calvin Coolidge Inauguration. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge. Photo by Baltimore Examiner and Washington Examiner
March 4, 1925 — Calvin Coolidge
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 4, 1925 -- Calvin Coolidge Inauguration. President Calvin Coolidge delivering his Inaugural address in front of the Capitol over a battery of microphones. Photo by unknown/AP file photo (daily folder 01/11/09) MANDATORY CREDIT: Baltimore Examiner and Washington Examiner OUT
March 4, 1929 — Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929 -- Herbert Hoover Inauguration. President Calvin Coolidge and President-elect Herbert C. Hoover drive from the White House to Hoover's inauguration at the Capitol. Photo by unknown/AP file photo (daily folder 01/11/09) MANDATORY CREDIT: Baltimore Examiner and Washington Examiner OUT
March 4, 1929 — Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929 — President Herbert Hoover's inaugural ceremonies. (Harris &Ewing File Photo)
March 4, 1929 — Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929 — President Herbert Hoover inaugural ceremonies. (AP File Photo)
March 4, 1933 — Franklin D. Roosevelt
March 4, 1933 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugural ceremonies. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1937 — Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 20, 1937 — Led by their band the cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point march in the inaugural parade following the inauguration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a second term. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1937 — Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 20, 1937 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt, thoroughly drenched by the downpour of rain, arrive at the White House in an open automobile in which they drove from the inauguration ceremony at the Capitol. President Roosevelt had been induced to ride to the ceremony in a closed car but insisted on riding in an open car so that the thousands who braved the rain might see him. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1949 — Harry Truman
January 20, 1949 — Missouri mules pass in review. Mules from Lamar, Mo., pass reviewing stand at White House here today in inaugural parade honoring a former Missouri farm boy; President Truman. The President stands in center of reviewing platform. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1949 — Harry Truman
January 20, 1949 — Midshipmen of the US Naval Academy march up Pennsylvania Ave. during the inauguration parade for Harry S. Truman. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1953 — Dwight D. Eisenhower
January 20, 1953 — Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the thirty-fourth President in ceremonies. Chief Justice Fred Vinson administers the oath. Harry Truman, the outgoing president, is at left and Richard Nixon, the new vice president, is at right. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1961 — John F. Kennedy
January 20, 1961 — President-elect John F. Kennedy, with President Eisenhower, as they left the White House in 1961 for Mr. Kennedy’s inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol in Washington. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1961 — John F. Kennedy
January 20, 1961 — President John F. Kennedy with wife Jacqueline Kennedy on January 20, 1961 after taking the oath of office. (Bett Mann/Reuters)
January 20, 1961 — John F. Kennedy
January 20, 1961 — Former Vice President Richard Nixon congratulates President John F. Kennedy in Washington today after Kennedy delivered his inaugural address. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands between the two men who competed for the office of President, in the elections, won by Kennedy. (Harry Harris/File Photo)
January 20, 1961 — John F. Kennedy
Jan. 20, 1961 —President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington in Jan. 20, 1961. During this historic speech Kennedy wagged his index finger as he said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (AP File Photo)
November 22, 1963 - Lyndon B Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office on Air Force One following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Dallas, Texas.
January 20, 1965 - Lyndon B Johnson
In 1964, Americans officially elected Johnson to the presidency by the largest popular vote in the nation's history. Johnson used this mandate to push for improvements he believed would better the American way of life. (Photo Credit: Bettmann/CORBIS)
January 20, 1969 — President Richard M. Nixon
January 20, 1969 — President Richard M. Nixon dedicates his new administration “to the cause of peace among nations” as former President Lyndon Johnson listens to the inaugural speech today. Seated at right is Nixon’s Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Behind Johnson is the wife of Sen. Mike Mansfield and at right of her is the wife of Sen. Everett Dirksen. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1973 — Richard M. Nixon
January 20, 1973 — President Richard M. Nixon takes the oath of office today from Chief Justice Warren E. Burger for the President's second term. Mrs. Nixon holds two family Bibles. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1973 — Richard M. Nixon
January 20, 1973 — President Richard M. Nixon extends his arms and fingers in a "V" sign as his wife smiles happily at his side in limousine bearing them along the inaugural parade route Saturday. (AP File Photo)
August 9, 1974 —Gerald R. Ford
August 9, 1974 —Gerald R. Ford takes the oath of office as the 38th President of the United States in the East Room of the White House. Mrs. Betty Ford looks on as Chief Justice Warren Burger administers the oath in the same room that only hours before Richard M. Nixon bid farewell to members of his staff. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1977 — Jimmy Carter
January 20, 1977 — President-elect and Mrs. Jimmy Carter are greeted at the White House Thursday by President and Mrs. Gerald Ford. The Fords invited the Carters to the White House for coffee in the Blue Room prior to Carter inauguration at noon. From left, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Ford, Carter and Ford. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1977 — Jimmy Carter
January 20, 1977 — Jimmy Carter takes the oath of office as the 39th president of the United States at the Capitol Thursday as his wife Rosalynn holds the Bible. Chief Justice of the United States Warren Burger administers the oath while Senator Howard Cannon of Nevada stands behind the Carters. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1977 — Jimmy Carter
January 20, 1977 — A military band leads the Carter entourage along the inaugural parade route as sunny skies brighten the way. (J. Pat Carter/Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 1981 — Ronald Reagan
January 20, 1981 — Nancy Reagan watches as her husband Ronald Reagan takes the oath of office at the Capitol January 20, 1981 file photo. (AP File Photo)
January 21, 1985 — Ronald Reagan
January 21, 1985 — The President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, delivers his inaugural address in the Rotunda of the Capitol Monday in Washington. (Bob Daugherty/AP File Photo)
January 21, 1985 — Ronald Reagan
January 21, 1985 —President Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Reagan wave to all the bands gathered at the Capital Centre. (Far right is V.P. George Bush). (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)
January 21, 1985 — Ronald Reagan
January 21, 1985 — President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan have the first dance at the Inaugural Ball for Young Americans at the D.C. Armory in Washington Monday night. (AP File Photo)
January 20, 1989 — George Herbert Walker Bush
January 20, 1989 — President George Herbert Walker Bush at his swearing-in on Jan. 20, 1989. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 1989 — George Herbert Walker Bush
January 20, 1989 — President George Herbert Walker Bush at his swearing-in on Jan. 20, 1989. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 1989 — George Herbert Walker Bush
January 20, 1989 — President George Herbert Walker Bush at his swearing-in on Jan. 20, 1989. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 1993 — William Jefferson Clinton
January 20, 1993 — President William Jefferson Clinton gestures as he delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, 1993. (Ron Edmonds/AP File Photo)
January 20, 1993 — William Jefferson Clinton TE INAUGURAL PG
January 20, 1993 — Tipper Gore, Chelsea Clinton, center, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, look on during the inaugural ceremony for President-elect Clinton inauguration Jan. 20, 1993. (Ed Reinke/AP File Photo)
January 20, 1993 — William Jefferson Clinton
January 20, 1993 — President Clinton, center podium, delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States on Jan. 20, 1993. (Ron Edmonds/AP File Photo)
January 20, 1993 — William Jefferson Clinton
January 20, 1993 — President Clinton and Everett Harp play their saxophones during the Arkansas Ball on Inauguration evening at Washington’s Convention center, Jan. 20, 1993. (Greg Gibson/AP File Photo)
January 21, 1997 — President Clinton
January 21, 1997 — President Clinton, is sworn in at the inauguration for his second term as President. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)
January 21, 1997 — President Clinton
January 21, 1997 — This is the over-all view during President Clintons inauguration speech. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 2001 — George Walker Bush
January 20, 2001 — President George Walker Bush speaks at his inauguration after becoming the 43rd President today. Even far away and couldn’t see him, people cheered to each words. (Chiaki Kawajiri/Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 2001 — George Walker Bush
January 20, 2001 — President George W. Bush is sworn in as President of the United States by Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the west side of the Capitol. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 2005 — George W. Bush
January 20, 2005 — President George W. Bush (C) gives his inaugural address to invited guests on the West side of the US Capitol on January 20, 2005 in Washington, DC. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)
January 20, 2005 — George W. Bush
January 20, 2005 — President George W. Bush gives his inaugural speach after taking the oath of office. (John Makely/Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 2005 — George W. Bush
January 20, 2005 — Chief Justice Willam Rehnquist administers the oath of office to President George W. Bush, as First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Barbara and Jenna look on. (John Makely/Baltimore Sun)
January 20, 2009 — Barack Obama
January 20, 2009 —President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
January 20, 2009 — Barack Obama
January 20, 2009 — President-elect Barack Obama arrives for his inauguration Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune)
January 20, 2009 — Barack Obama
January 20, 2009 — President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, right and Malia, on the podium moments before Obama was sworn in as the 44th president at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Chuck Kennedy/AP File Photo)
January 20, 2009 — Barack Obama
January 20, 2009 — President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath as the 44th U.S. President at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
January 20, 2009 — Barack Obama
January 20, 2009 — President Obama holds the hand of first lady Michelle Obama, left, as they walk former President George W. Bush and wife, Laura, to their awaiting helicopter following Obama’s inauguration Tuesday. (Brian Vander Brug/LA Times)
January 20, 2013 - Barack Obama
President Barack Obama is officially sworn-in by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Blue Room of the White House during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Sunday, January 20, 2013. Next to Obama are first lady Michelle Obama, holding the Robinson Family Bible, and daughters Malia and Sasha. Obama will be sworn in again on Monday, during the public ceremony. (AP Photo/Larry Downing)
Today Washington DC celebrated the 57th U.S. Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. Now we look back at this time honored tradition with images of Presidential Inaugurations from 1901 to today.
