Presidential Inauguration

After the luncheon, the new president and vice-president travel down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. They then review the parade given in their honor from a special reviewing stand. The inaugural parade actually dates back to George Washington's first inauguration. However, it wasn't until Ulysses Grant in 1873, that the tradition was begun of reviewing the parade at the White House once the inaugural ceremony was complete. The only parade that was canceled was Ronald Reagan's second owing to extremely low temperatures and dangerous conditions.