President Barack Obama takes the oath of office at the ceremonial swearing-in during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.none
Barack Obama takes the oath of office as his wife Michelle, holds the Lincoln Bible and daughters Sasha and Malia watch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.none
President Bush is sworn in by Chief Justice William Rehnquist during his inauguration on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005.none
George W. Bush takes the oath of office from Chief Justice William Rehnquist to become the 43rd president Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, in Washington.none
Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist administers the presidential oath to President Clinton, Monday Jan. 20, 1997 on Capitol Hill.none
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton takes the oath of office as 42nd president of the United States from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist in Washington Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1993.none
George H. W. Bush, left, raises his hand as he takes the oath of office as President of the United States outside the Capitol, Friday, Jan. 20, 1989, Washington, D.C.none
President Ronald Reagan takes the oath of office administered by Chief Justice Warren Burger in a private White House ceremony for a second term in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 1985.none
President Ronald Reagan speaks at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., following swearing in ceremony at his inauguration, Jan. 20, 1981.none
Outgoing President Gerald Ford reaches to shake hands with President Jimmy Carter at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1977 after Carter took the oath of office.none
President Nixon acknowledges the applause after delivering his inaugural address during his second inauguration at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 1973.none
Richard M. Nixon, is sworn in as President of the United States administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren, left, during inaugural ceremonies in in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 1969.none
Lyndon Johnson takes the oath of office, during the inauguration ceremonies in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 1965.none
President John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural address at the Capitol in Washington after taking the oath of office on Jan 20, 1961.none
President Dwight Eisenhower delivered his inaugural address after being sworn in for second term in public ceremonies at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 21, 1957.none
Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as President as U.S. Chief Justice Fred Vinson administers the oath of office during the capitol ceremony in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20, 1953.AP
The inauguration of President Harry S. Truman in 1949.AP
President Franklin D. Roosevelt takes the oath for his fourth term of office during inaugural ceremonies on the rear porch of the White House in Washington, Jan. 20, 1945.AP
President Franklin D. Roosevelt takes his third term oath of office at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 1941.AP
A view looking out into the crowd as President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks at his inaugural in Washington, Jan. 20, 1937.AP
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering his inaugural address at the Capitol in Washington on March 10, 1933.AP
Herbert Hoover takes the oath of office from Chief Justice William Howard Taft as 31st president of the United States in Washington, March 4, 1929.AP
Calvin Coolidge at his inauguration March 4, 1925 as 30th President of the United States.none
The retiring 28th President Woodrow Wilson, rides with his successor, Warren Gamaliel Harding, to the latter's inauguration, March 4, 1921.AP
This general view shows the second inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson as he delivers his inaugural address in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 1917.AP
Woodrow Wilson takes the oath of office for his first term of the Presidency on the East Portico at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1913.AP
William Howard Taft, center, at his inauguration on March 4, 1909 in Washington.AP
The inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt, 1905.AP
Depicted in this undated illustration from an old print, the inauguration of President James A. Garfield in 1881 by Supreme Court Justice Noah H. Swayne.AP
The public inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes takes place in front of the U.S. Capitol on the East Portico in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 1877.AP
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln stands under cover at center of Capitol steps during his inauguration in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1861.AP
President James Buchanan delivers his address after being sworn in as the 15th president of the United States in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1857.AP
This is an artist's impression of President William Henry Harrison's inauguration in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1841.AP
This artist's rendition shows the crush of people after President Andrew Jackson's inaugural ceremony in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1829.AP
President George Washington delivers his inaugural address in the Senate Chamber of Old Federal Hall in New York on April 30, 1789.AP
George Washington was the first president to be sworn in on April 30, 1789, at the Senate Chamber of Federal Hall in New York.
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From 1793 to 1933, inaugurations were held on March 4, but in 1933, the 20th Amendment moved the beginning and end of presidential terms to Jan. 20, changing the inauguration date.