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President and Mrs. William H. Taft ride in an open landau during a snowstorm on Inauguration Day in 1909. Helen Taft was the first wife of a president to ride in the carriage to the Capitol for the Inaugural ceremony.

President and Mrs. William H. Taft ride in an open landau during a snowstorm on Inauguration Day in 1909. Helen Taft was the first wife of a president to ride in the carriage to the Capitol for the Inaugural ceremony.

President and Mrs. William H. Taft ride in an open landau during a snowstorm on Inauguration Day in 1909. Helen Taft was the first wife of a president to ride in the carriage to the Capitol for the Inaugural ceremony.

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