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Presidential Inauguration

Presidential inaugurations - from George Washington's 1789 pomp and parade, to Andrew Jackson's drunken brawl, to finally Bill Clinton's home-grown vegetable dinner.

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Fri 17 Jan 199721:00
BBC Radio 4

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