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The first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president of the United States was held on Thursday, March 7, 1861, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 19th inauguration and marked the commencement of the first, and eventually only full term of Abraham Lincoln as president and the only term of ...
The medal produced from Saint-Gaudens certainly held a superior art aesthetic in comparison to the original medal produced by the Inaugural Committee. One side of the medal displays a distinguished portrait of Roosevelt and the other side holds a high-relief eagle. This is the same eagle that is later used for the $10 coins produced by the U.S ...
As an art lover and admirer of the ancient Greek high-relief coins, Roosevelt wanted more than a simple medal—he wanted a work of art. To achieve this goal, the president hired Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a famous American sculptor, to design and create his inauguration medal. Saint-Gaudens' obsession with perfection resulted in a forestalled ...
U.S. President George W. Bush reacts during the inaugural parade in Washington, January 20, 2005. President Bush was sworn into his second term of office earlier in the day. First lady Laura Bush ...
Biden receiving the Medal of Freedom on January 12, 2017, four years prior to his inauguration in 2021, the first U.S. president to do so. First president to hold the office over the age of 78. [cy] [546] [547] First president to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom prior to taking office. [548]
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln may refer to: First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861; Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, 1865; See also.
President George Washington delivered the first-ever inaugural address on April 30, 1789, just two weeks after Congress unanimously elected him to serve as the nation's leader.
Lincoln was chosen to be the Republican candidate in the 1860 presidential election, which he won on November 6 with 180 electoral votes.Between this time and his inauguration on March 4, seven Deep South cotton states—South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas—seceded from the Union.