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

Vice President J.D. Vance (L) and his wife Usha Vance dance to The Battle Hymn of the Republic during the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in ...

The inauguration ball was held at the Smithsonian Institution - the location of the museum which today houses all of the dresses pictured in this story. At the gala, President Nixon announced ...

No inaugural ball was held when President Harry S ... There were no formal inaugural festivities after Richard Nixon resigned and President Gerald Ford became president in 1974.