President Dwight D. Eisenhower waves to spectators as he approaches the White House, where he went into a reviewing stand to watch the inaugural parade in Washington on Jan. 20, 1953. (AP ...

Eisenhower's inauguration on January 20, 1953. Photograph by CBS/Getty Images Newly elected President George H.W. Bush (left) jams onstage with Republican Committee Chairman Lee Atwater (center ...

The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

Mamie Eisenhower knew the power of the press (and the judiciousness of hype). In 1953, despite calls from the newspapers to release the details of her inauguration dress, she intentionally held ...