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Lawrence Luckinbill portrayed President Lyndon Johnson as part of the Presidential Inaugural activities. As Johnson, he told stories and jokes and re-created many White House events.

Actor James Whitmore portrayed humorist Will Rogers as part of the Presidential Inaugural Festival.

Bands and marchers heralded the second inauguration of President Bill Clinton in the inaugural parade from the U.S. Capitol to the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue. The Clinton family…

As part of the pre-inaugural activities on the National Mall, King!, with lyrics by poet Maya Angelou and featuring Simon Estes in the title role was shown. It is a music-and-dance story of …

In the “An American Journey” tent, part of the Inaugural Festival Whoopi Goldberg talked about her life and career through answering questions from the audience.

Senator John Warner(R-VA) co-chair of the Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee, and members of the Presidential Inaugural Committee practiced for the January 20 Inauguration on the newly-…

Several activities were shown in the “Technology Playground” tent on the National Mall.

Food booths were shown in one of the tents on the National Mall.

The Inauguration Festival, titled “An American Journey,” was held all day on The Mall in a series of large tents. In this portion, Ken Burns talked about making documentary films and his int…

Live shots of fireworks displays on the Mall were shown. They are part of the inaugural celebration.

A view from the C-SPAN school bus of the National Mall as it was gearing up for President Bill Clinton’s second Inauguration.

Presidential inauguration preparations taking place on the National Mall.

The participants talked with reporters about two tributes to Martin Luther King, Jr. and other Inaugural activities commemorating his birthday. They took questions from the press. Mr. Nellum…

The Inaugural Committee talked with reporters about preparations for next week’s Presidential Inaugural and about weekend activities such as fireworks.

Participants unveiled the 1997 inaugural web site, the first in U.S. history. The site includes three main areas, the “American Journey,” materials sent in by persons across the nation, info…

Bill Clinton Presidential Inaugural Committee led by Co-chairs Terry McAuliffe and Ann Debbie Jordan. The committee held an outdoor news conference near the Smithsonian Institution to talk …

In their first press conference, the co-chairs of the Presidential Inaugural Committee briefed reporters on plans and funding for the inauguration and surrounding social events. The themes w…

Edith Mayo of the National Museum of American History and Author Carl Anthony spoke about the history of first ladies and cited specific examples of unusual activities by presidents' wives. …

Bands and marchers heralded the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in the inaugural parade from the U.S. Capitol to the White House. The Clinton family travelled slowly in a limousine do…

The director of events for the Presidential Inaugural Committee, Debbie Willhite discussed the schedule for presidential inaugural events for Wednesday, January 20, 1993.