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INAUGURATIONS: 1933-2001

Inauguration Ceremonies from Pres. Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 to Pres. Bill Clinton in 1997

Inauguration Ceremony for Pres. George W. Bush in 2001

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Events from Inauguration Day:

8am ET - C-SPAN Preview Show with Interviews, Vignettes, Views of the Scene in Washington, Marine Corps Band Musical Prelude & Viewer Calls

11:30am ET - Swearing-In Ceremonies & Inaugural Address

1:45pm ET - Congressional Lunch with Remarks by Pres. Bush & House & Senate Leaders; Review of Honor Guard

2:35pm ET - Inaugural Parade Along Pennsylvania Avenue

8pm ET - Inaugural Ceremony Highlights and the Inaugural Balls

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Text of Second Pres. George W. Bush Inaugural Address (2005)

Text of First Pres. George W. Bush Inaugural Address (2001)

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Counter-Inaugural 2005

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Commander-in-Chief Ball - at the National Building Museum -- Iraq War Veterans & Those Soon to be Deployed

Constitution Ball - at the Washington Hilton -- AR, American Samoa, CT, GA, Guam, IN, ME, MN, MS, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, WV, and WI

Democracy Ball - at the Convention Center Hall D -- AZ, CA, KY, NC, ND, SD, TN, and UT

Freedom Ball - at Union Station -- AK, AL, IL, KS, LA, MI, and the Diplomatic Corps

Independence Ball - at the Convention Center Hall A -- CO, DE, DC, HI, ID, IA, MD, MA, MO, NE, NH, RI, SC, VT, VA, and WA

Liberty Ball - at the Convention Center Hall C -- FL

Patriot Ball - at the Convention Center Hall E -- OH

Stars and Stripes Ball - at the Convention Center Ballroom -- NJ, NY, and PA

Texas Wyoming Ball - at the Convention Center Hall B


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Pres. Bush Taking the Constitutional Oath of Office in January, 2005

Presidential Inauguration
On Thursday, January 20, 2005, Pres. Bush and Vice Pres. Cheney were sworn-in for their second terms as President and Vice President of the United States. House Speaker Dennis Hastert swore-in the Vice President first, and then Chief Justice William Rehnquist swore-in the President.

FROM THURSDAY, JANUARY 20

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