Bush Inauguration to Be Lavish Affair with Freedom As Theme ; Events Will Call Attention to Soldiers in Middle East
The Columbian › December 16, 2004
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WASHINGTON At the height of World War II in 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt opted for a low-key inauguration to mark the start of his fourth term, with a simple swearing-in ceremony, a brief speech from the South Portico of the White House to a small crowd and a modest luncheon.
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Bush Inauguration to Be Lavish Affair with Freedom As Theme ; Events Will Call Attention to Soldiers in Middle East
No other president-elect taking office during wartime from Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War to Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Korean conflict to Richar...
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