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Presidential Inaugurations: A Court of Honor
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Woodrow Wilson’s reviewing stand in 1913 was inspired by his boyhood home in Staunton, Virginia.
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The Washington press mocked the small reviewing stand of President Calvin Coolidge and the brief one-hour parade in 1925.
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In 1929, Herbert Hoover’s striped reviewing stand gave the occasion a festive feeling.
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A peanut-shaped float passes by the reviewing stand for the inauguration parade of President Jimmy Carter on January 20, 1977, in Washington D.C.
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Presidential reviewing stand at the Inaugural Parade for President George H.W. Bush on January 20, 1989, in Washington, D.C.
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About this Gallery
A reviewing stand is usually constructed for the use of the president during the inaugural parade, the necessity arising as inaugural parades got longer — sometimes lasting for more than five hours. The design of these stands has varied greatly over time, with some being little more than platforms, while others were ornate two-story edifices.
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