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President Andrew Jackson takes the oath of office on March 4, 1829 on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol. Jackson's first Inauguration was the first Inaugural ceremony held on the east front of the U.S. Capitol.
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President James Buchanan's Inauguration, on March 4, 1857, is the first known inauguration to be photographed. The platform was on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.
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President Rutherford B. Hayes takes the oath of office on March 5, 1877 on the inaugural platform on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol. This image first appeared on the Cover of Harpers Weeklyon Saturday, March 24, 1877.
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President James A. Garfield takes the oath of office on March 4, 1881 on the inaugural platform on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.
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President Benjamin Harrison takes the oath of office on March 4, 1889 on the inaugural platform on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.
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President William McKinley takes the oath of office on March 4, 1901 on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol. This image first appeared on the Cover of Harpers Weeklyon Saturday, March 13, 1897.
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President Theodore Roosevelt delivers his inaugural address on March 4, 1905 on the inaugural platform on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.
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President Woodrow Wilson delivers his inaugural address on March 4, 1917 on the inaugural platform on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt takes the oath of office on March 4, 1933 on the inaugural platform on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol. Amendment XX to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified January 23, 1933, set the President's term of office to expire on January 20 at noon.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower takes the oath of office with President Harry S Truman observing on the inaugural platform on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol
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President Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office on January 20, 1965 on the inaugural platform on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.
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President Ronald Reagan delivers his inaugural address on January 20, 1981 on the inaugural platform on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. Reagan's inauguration broke tradition by taking place on the west front terrace of the U.S. Capitol, rather than the east front. The west front could accommodate more visitors.
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President Bill Clinton delivers his inaugural address on January 20, 1997 on the inaugural platform on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.
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