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\"As<\/a>
As a flag flaps, Lincoln delivers his second inaugural address in 1865. (Library of Congress)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The inauguration of President Donald J. Trump calls to mind many flag-bedecked ceremonies of the past. Here\u2019s a sampling:<\/p>\n

1865<\/p>\n

Abraham Lincoln\u2019s second inauguration brought out flags, partly to salute him and partly to celebrate the upcoming end of the Civil War. A Washington newspaper reported that \u201cthe national flag in some shape, mammoth or miniature, was to be seen at every available point along [Pennsylvania] avenue, and upon various carriages, cars, harness or horses,\u2026giving an exceedingly lively appearance to the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address, a large American flag<\/a> flew at his left. In the crowd beneath that banner lurked John Wilkes Booth, who would soon murder the Great Emancipator.<\/p>\n

1885<\/p>\n

\"Grover<\/a>
Grover Cleveland, from his reviewing stand, watches his 1885 inauguration parade. (Library of Congress)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Preparations for the inauguration of President Grover Cleveland kept D.C. workers on their toes, reported The Daily Critic in Washington, D.C. \u201cThe busiest workmen in the city today are the decorators,\u201d an article noted. \u201cThe houses along Pennsylvania avenue\u2026are receiving their coating of flags, bunting, shields and decorating paraphernalia in general.\u201d<\/p>\n

1917<\/p>\n

\"Backed<\/a>
Backed by many American flags, President Wilson speaks at his 1917 inauguration. (Library of Congress)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cInaugural to be a Patriotic Display\u201d read a headline in The Evening Star of Washington on the day President Woodrow Wilson began his second term.<\/p>\n

The committee in charge of the events invited citizens\u2019 organizations to \u201cdecorate their homes with the United States flags<\/a> during the inaugural period.\u201d The flags, the committee suggested, \u201cshould be flung to the breeze on a pole.\u201d<\/p>\n

1941<\/p>\n

\"Surrounded<\/a>
Surrounded by patriotic images, FDR takes his oath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Franklin D. Roosevelt started his unprecedented third term, \u201cthe program concluded with the most impressive presentation of \u2018The Star-Spangled Banner,\u2019\u201d said The Evening Star.<\/p>\n

On hand for the occasion were actors Douglas Fairbanks, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Barrymore and Charlie Chaplin, who watched as \u201cfrom the ceiling of the hall was released a large American flag which hung over the heads of all those honoring the inauguration of the president.\u201d<\/p>\n

As impressive as all those national inaugurations were, a state event rivaled them. When Theodore Bilbo was sworn in as governor of Mississippi in 1916, he stood before a 300-pound version of Old Glory that was generously loaned for the occasion by Ohio businessmen \u201cas an expression of its appreciation of the return of that era of good feeling between the citizens of the North and South.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The inauguration of President Donald J. Trump calls to mind many flag-bedecked ceremonies of the past. Here\u2019s a sampling: 1865 Abraham Lincoln\u2019s second inauguration brought out flags, partly to salute him and partly to celebrate the upcoming end of the Civil War. 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