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Revisiting Dwight Eisenhower’s 1953 inauguration, from the vantage point of George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration.

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Eleanor Roosevelt posing in the Sally Milgrim gown that she wore to her husband Franklin’s second inaugural festivities in ...

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The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.