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📸 Cowboy Montie Montana, with permission from the Secret Service, lassoed president Dwight D. Eisenhower at 1953 inaugural parade, via @IkeLibrary
In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office and became our first President in this city:
George Washington’s second inauguration took place in a different city from the first! Which city was it?
The shortest inauguration speech was only 133 words. Which President gave this extraordinarily brief address?
The longest speech was a whopping 8,445 words! Which President opined for so long?
Who was the first President who was NOT born a British subject?
Who was the first president to ride to and from his inaugural ceremony in an automobile?
Which President was the only one to take and administer the Presidential oath?
Final question! Which Constitutional amendment moved the official inauguration date from March 4 to January 20?
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