The U.S. Army marching band performs at the rehearsal for the Inauguration.
Donald Trump will be sworn is as the 45th president Friday
He's the first person elected president with no prior government or military experience, but his inauguration won't be the first to break from convention. Here are some other inaugural firsts, according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, the body tasked with putting on the big event.
The statue of George Washington, on the steps of the Federal Hall National Monument, overlooks Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District.
First time a woman administered the oath
President Bill Clinton delivers his inaugural speech on Jan. 20, 1997, the first presidential inauguration ever to be broadcast live on the internet.
Warmest Inauguration Day
President Ronald Reagan is sworn in on Jan. 20, 1981, by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger.
First photographed
President James Buchanan’s March 4, 1857, inauguration was the first known to be photographed.
First in Washington, D.C.
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Didn’t happen in Philadelphia or Washington, D.C., but rather in New York City, which for a hot minute served as the nation’s capital. President George Washington took the oath on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in what is now the city’s financial district. The bible on which he took the oath was later used by four other presidents: George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Warren G. Harding.
By contrast, William Henry Harrison’s March 4, 1841 address was the longest ever. But the 8,445-word speech would turn out to be fatal. The 68-year-old, according to the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, took the oath with no coat or hat on. He then attended several events in wet clothes. It was an overcast day. Noontime temperate was 48 degrees, but with a cold wind. A month later, Harrison died of pneumonia, believed to have been brought on by the exposure on his inauguration day.
AP file photo by Cecil Stoughton
U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes became the first woman to give the presidential oath of office when she swore in then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. Hughes performed the oath on board Air Force One in Love Field in Dallas.
First to be televised
Was President Harry Truman's Jan. 20, 1949 inauguration.
First on the Internet
In the web's early days, President Bill Clinton's second inauguration on Jan. 20, 1997 was the first ever broadcast live on the Internet.
President Barack Obama’s first inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009 was the largest of any presidential inauguration in history. It also was the largest attendance of any event ever in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post reported the attendance was estimated at 1.8 million people.
First time African Americans participated
The first time African Americans participated in the inaugural parade was President Abraham Lincoln's March 4, 1865 inauguration.
First time a woman participated
The first time the inaugural parade involved women was on March 5, 1917 at the swearing-in of Woodrow Wilson.
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By contrast, William Henry Harrison’s March 4, 1841 address was the longest ever. But the 8,445-word speech would turn out to be fatal. The 68-year-old, according to the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, took the oath with no coat or hat on. He then attended several events in wet clothes. It was an overcast day. Noontime temperate was 48 degrees, but with a cold wind. A month later, Harrison died of pneumonia, believed to have been brought on by the exposure on his inauguration day.
AP file photo by Cecil Stoughton
U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes became the first woman to give the presidential oath of office when she swore in then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. Hughes performed the oath on board Air Force One in Love Field in Dallas.
First to be televised
Was President Harry Truman's Jan. 20, 1949 inauguration.
First on the Internet
In the web's early days, President Bill Clinton's second inauguration on Jan. 20, 1997 was the first ever broadcast live on the Internet.
President Barack Obama’s first inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009 was the largest of any presidential inauguration in history. It also was the largest attendance of any event ever in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post reported the attendance was estimated at 1.8 million people.
First time African Americans participated
The first time African Americans participated in the inaugural parade was President Abraham Lincoln's March 4, 1865 inauguration.
First time a woman participated
The first time the inaugural parade involved women was on March 5, 1917 at the swearing-in of Woodrow Wilson.
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