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"I Do Solemnly Swear..." Presidential Inaugurations, is
a collection of approximately four hundred items or two thousand
digital files from each of the fifty-four inaugurations from George
Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. This
presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those
who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses,
broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs,
and sheet music.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
Presidential
Inaugurations: Historical Insights--A Video Presentation
Presidential
Inaugurations: Words and Images
Presidential
Oaths of Office
Precedents
and Notable Events
Bibles
and Scripture Passages
Presidential
Inaugurations: A Selected List of References
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
The New Nation, 1780-1815
Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Postwar United States, 1945-early 70's
Contemporary United States, 1968-present
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These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
An American
Time Capsule
A Century
of Lawmaking, 1774-1873
American
Life Histories, 1936-1940
American Treasures
of the Library of Congress
George
Washington Papers, 1741-1799
Music for
the Nation, 1870-1885
The
Nineteenth Century in Print
Portraits
of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Theodore
Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film
Recommended additional sources of information.
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Related
Web Sites
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Search the
collection using the keyword search, or by selecting from the Subject
Index, and
Inaugurations Index. For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
No special viewers are needed to the transcribed texts for the images
of the book pages in this collection. Viewing the SGML versions
of the text requires a special viewer. For help with the viewer,
go to American
Memory Viewer Information.
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