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In
this special presentation are more than forty items including photographs,
manuscripts, campaign
posters, letters, broadsides, and inaugural speeches. This unique
selection of items offers a glimpse into the history of American
presidential inaugurations. Eighteen presidents are featured in the
display--George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson,
William Harrison, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, James Buchanan,
Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A.
Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt,
Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F.
Kennedy. |
The physical exhibition will be
on view at the Library
through May 7, 2005 -- Mon. - Sat.,
10:00am
to 5:00pm.
On Inauguration Day (Thursday,
January 20) from 7-10am EDT, ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" will
broadcast live in HDTV from the Thomas Jefferson Building of
the Library
of Congress. |
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