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A look at the presidential inauguration then and now

By Associated Press

Jan. 20, 2021

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A military unit marches down Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue past the reviewing stand during the inaugural parade held after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the nation's 40th president in Washington, Jan. 20, 1981. Visible in the background are the White House and the Washington Monument.
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A U.S. Army band marches near the White House during the Presidential Escort, part of Inauguration Day ceremonies, Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Washington.
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Thousands gather on Capitol Hill on Jan. 20, 1993, as President Clinton takes the oath of office as the 42nd president of the United States.
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Congressional members and guests arrive for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20.
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President-elect Donald Trump steps out to the portico to be sworn in as 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.
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President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill, walk out for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20.
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President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd while walking with his wife, Rosalynn, and their daughter, Amy, along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House following his inauguration in Washington, Jan. 20, 1977.
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President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and family, walk near the White House during a Presidential Escort to the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Washington.
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President John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural address at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 1961, after he took oath of office. Listening in front row of inaugural seats, from left, are, Vice President Lyndon B Johnson, Richard M Nixon, Kennedy's campaign opponent, Sen John Sparkman of Alabama, and former President Harry Truman.
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President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20.
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Vice President Al Gore takes the oath of office from Justice Byron White, far right, as his family, Albert III, left, wife Tipper, center, and Karenna, right, watch on the west steps of the Capitol during inauguration ceremonies in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1993.
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Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20.
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Barack Obama arrives for his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
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Guests and spectators attend the 59th Presidential Inauguration for President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20.

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