United States presidential inauguration | History, Date, Traditions, Ceremony, & Facts
SMSgt Thomas Meneguin, U.S. Air Force/U.S. Department of Defense The day of the inauguration includes a number of events that have become traditional. For instance, since Franklin D. Roosevelt attended church services on the morning of his first swearing-in ceremony in 1933, all the succeeding president-elects have done the same. After the worship services, the president-elect and vice president-elect—as well as family members and various public officials, almost always including the current president and vice president—have proceeded to the U.S. Capitol for the swearing-in ceremonies. Th...
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