The Library of Congress and several other groups have created links of webpages full of inaugural oaths, images and memorabilia from GW (George Washington) to GW (George W. Bush.) "I Do Solemnly Swear . . .": Presidential Inaugurations is a collection of approximately 400 items or 2,000 digital files relating to inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music.
Image of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration 1875 from the LOC website.
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