United States presidential inaugural balls are large social gatherings, both white tie and black tie, held to celebrate the commencement of a new term of the president of the United States. Planned an
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, wearing a gown designed by Ethel Franken of Bergdorf Goodman, arrive at the D.C. Armory in Washington D.C. for an inaugural ball held on the evening of Inauguration Day, January 20, 1961
A stereoscopic view of a ballroom in Washington D.C. decorated for an inaugural ball held for the first inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1897
First Lady Bess Truman, Perle Mesta, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Edgar Morris, and Arthur Bergman at an inaugural ball held at the National Guard Armory on January 20, 1949.
President Richard Nixon with First Lady Pat Nixon and daughters Julie and Tricia speaking at his inaugural ball in the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, January 20, 1973.
The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The 56th i
United States presidential inaugural balls
…Bill Clinton, being reduced to eight for the first inauguration of George W. Bush in 2001 and nine for his second inauguration in 2005. For the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama, 10 official and 121 unofficial inaugural balls were held. No inaugural balls were held in 2021 after the inauguration of Joe Biden due to COVID-19…
Barack Obama takes the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States.
Preparations at the United States Capitol
One of the one million public invitations to the inaugural ceremony of Barack Obama
One of the color-coded tickets issued by members of the 111th U.S. Congress