Inauguration Day

Shown at the Inaugural Gala on stage at Capital Centre, the First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wears the gown she donated to the Harry S. Truman Library. With on the front row, are some of the entertainers who appeared in performance that evening. From far left: Barbara Hendricks, President Bill Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, Stephen Stills, Michael Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Albert Gore III, Tipper Gore, Lindsey Buckingham, Aretha Franklin, and Little Richard. From: Lenore Bradley, Whistle Stop Editor

The Clinton family applauds during the 1993 Inaugural Gala. Left to right: Vice President-elect Al Gore, President-elect Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton. Mrs. Clinton is shown in the gown which she donated to the Harry S. Truman Library. From: Lenore Bradley, Whistle Stop Editor

Harry S. Truman being sworn in as Vice President of the United States at the White House. From left to right: Edwin Halsey, Secretary of the Senate; Henry A. Wallace; Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan; unidentified Secret Service man; Colonel James Roosevelt, United States Marine Corps; Vice President Harry S. Truman (taking oath); and Major General Edwin M. Watson, Secretary to the President.

Breakfast held by President Harry S. Truman for the members of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery. Original photograph oversized.

Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949.

Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949. President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley are in lead car, surrounded by escorts from President Truman's World War I Battery D.

Float from Chicago in the 1949 Presidential Inauguration Parade for President Harry S. Truman.

Kentucky float in the Presidential Inauguration parade for Harry S. Truman in 1949.

Presidential Inauguration parade of Harry S. Truman in 1949.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at lunch during inauguration festivities. Standing: Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt. Seated, left to right: Unidentified man, President Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Vice President Barkley, and unidentified man. From album "Truman's Inauguration Highlights".