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Comedian Mickey Rooney greets first lady Eleanor Roosevelt at her husband’s inaugural gala.  © Photo: Getty Images  Dolley Madison technically oversaw the first inaugural ball in 1809, but the concept of a star-studded variety show began with Roosevelt’s third term. With Douglas Fairbanks Jr taking on emcee duties in his British Navy uniform, the evening set a precedent for future inaugural galas by taking advantage of a burgeoning celebrity culture. A 19-year-old Mickey Rooney performed a piano concerto before amusing the crowd with his Clark Gable impression. Irving Berlin performed ...

Jenna Bush Hager on Her Family's Inauguration Day Memories: 'My Sister Thought All Grandfathers Had' Them People 1/18/2021 Jenna Bush Hager is reflecting on some of her family's fondest memories in politics. Today show star, 39, shared memories from her late grandfather, former President George H.W. Bush's Inauguration Day in 1989 and said it was like "living in a dream." "My earliest memory is being at my grandfather's Inauguration. My sister and I were little—we were in first grade—and we didn't quite understand the significance of it. We just saw somebody that we loved being sworn in...

Designed by Mike Stillwell The choice of which Bible to use is very personal and varied. Most incoming presidents have chosen a family Bible or one used by a former president. Additionally, some presidents have taken their oath with the Bible closed, while others have opened the Bible to a specific passage that is meaningful to them. And a few presidents didn't use one at all. Here's everything you need to know about the history of Bibles at presidential inaugurations, and which one Biden will use. Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace Coolidge on his Inauguration Day, March 4, 1925 (as Vice Pr...

Drew AngererGetty Images Twice, I have seen William Pelham Barr ascend to the office of Attorney General of the United States. That is two times too many for one lifetime. Twice now, as of Monday evening, I have seen William Pelham Barr leave the office of Attorney General of the United States. In many ways, that's been worse. Not that it's not good that he's gone, it's just that his leaving always seems to bring with it a carload of questionable decisions. Barr has certainly served his purpose, which was to run interference for a president* and an administration* that most closely resembled...