Backgrounder Inaugurations and the White House
Four key features are associated with a presidential inauguration: the oath of office administered to the president at the Capitol,...
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In April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City. Constitutional guidelines for inaugurations are sparse, offering only the date and the words of the oath. All else is driven by tradition.
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