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It was the last official inaugural ball until 1949, as Taft's successor as president, Woodrow Wilson, asked the city of Washington not to hold it, thereby putting a temporary end to the practice. The tradition of inaugural balls was revived in 1949 as part of the second inauguration of Harry S. Truman. [4]
The body of former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft lies in repose in the United States Capitol rotunda. Taft lay in state at the United States Capitol rotunda . [ 235 ] On March 11, he became the first president and first member of the Supreme Court to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery .
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United States President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney review their inaugural parade on Saturday, January 20, 2001, on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House.
Taft stated in his inaugural address that he had been honored to have been "one of the advisers of my distinguished predecessor" and to have had a part "in the reforms he has initiated. I should be untrue to myself, to my promises, and to the declarations of the party platform on which I was elected if I did not make the maintenance and ...
The presidential inauguration ceremony took place on the coldest inauguration day since 1985. ... William Taft, 1909. On the day of William H. Taft’s 1909 inauguration, nearly 10 inches of snow ...
No inaugural ball was held when President Harry S. Truman was sworn in shortly after Roosevelt's death in 1945. Bess Truman wore a matching skirt suit set with a ruffled blouse when her husband ...
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