The day has arrived! Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, and many of us are breathing huge sighs of relief. There were all the ceremonial traditions and a few new and different ones. Trump is the first president to hold a rally-style parade.
Our first president George Washington traveled from Mount Vernon, Virginia, to New York for his inauguration, employing a coach, horseback, and a barge to get him there. Our 47th president’s entrance to Washington, D.C. was much simpler, with a flight on “Special Air Mission 47” which reverted back to Air Force One upon his swearing-in.
The First Inauguration gave rise to many traditions that continue today. For example, President Washington followed his swearing-in with an Inaugural Address, a special speech written for the occasion. In 1793, the oath of office for Washington’s…
