A look back at inauguration days throughout history

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A look back at inauguration days throughout history

By Chloe Wynne,

Published January 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM EST

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (R) is sworn in as the 35th US President by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (L) on January 20, 1961 at United States Capitol Building, Washington DC, during inaugural ceremony, as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (L), former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (2nd L), former Vice President Richard Nixon (2nd R behind Kennedy) and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (3rd R, behind Kennedy) look on. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) became the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961 and was the first Catholic, and the youngest to be elected to this office. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, during an electoral tour.

Every four years on January 20th, Washington, D.C. braces for the start of a new presidency. Inauguration days date back to 1789 when George Washington was the first American president sworn into office.

This hour, we鈥檙e joined by a member of the White House Historical Association and a history professor from Eastern 黑料吃瓜网 State University to walk through Inaugural history.

And this year, Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances fall on the same date for the first time in 28 years. Our guests explain how this overlap may impact the day鈥檚 processions.

GUESTS:

, Presidential Historian, Eastern 黑料吃瓜网 State University
, Chief Education Officer, White House Historical Association

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Chloe Wynne

Chloe Wynne is a producer for 'The Wheelhouse' and 'Where We Live.' She previously worked as a producer and reporter for the investigative podcast series, 'Admissible: Shreds of Evidence,' which was co-produced by VPM and Story Mechanics and distributed by iHeartRadio. She began her journalism career at inewsource, an investigative newsroom in San Diego, Calif., where she covered housing, education and crime. She earned her master鈥檚 degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2021, where she focused on audio storytelling.<br/>

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