Inaugural Articles

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1997 INAUGURATION

Peace Park and the Inauguration

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Inaugural Articles
DateTitlePublication
1997 Inaugural
1/4/97 Inaugural With Focus on King, diversityWashington Times
1/4/97Inaugural Planners Promise Serious Fun on the Mall Washington Post
12/5/96The Avenue to Reopen for InaugurationWashington Post
12/5/96Clinton opts for a subdued InauguralWashington Times
11/25/96Letter to President ClintonEllen Thomas
11/9/96Excerpts from Clinton's Post-Election SpeechNew York Times
11/7/96Letter to the Clinton'sProposition One
11/4/96Inauguration Planning Is In Full SwingWashington Post
1993 Inaugural
11/8/92White House Protesters Don't Expect Big ChangeAtlanta Journal
11/8/92Anti-Nuclear Activists to hold their lines at Lafayette ParkWashington Times
1/3/93Lafayette Park: For homeless, protesters, pigeons, squirrels...Baltimore Sun
1/15/93The baby-boom White HouseUSA Weekend
1/15/93'We can do it, with your help'USA Weekend
1/20/93Clinton's PledgesWashington Post
1/20/93The Inaugural PoemMaya Angelou
1/21/93'This Is Our Time: - Clinton's Inaugural SpeechWashington Post
1/26/93Letter to President ClintonWilliam Thomas
1989 Inaugural
9/27/88Letter to George BushEllen Thomas
12/5/88Peace Park Counter-Inaugural LetterEllen Thomas
1/89Bush to Take Office with $20 Million BangWashington Post
1/89It's Hail to the Chief, to the tune of $30 millionNew York Times
1/11/89Letter concerning Counter-Inaugural DinnerEllen Thomas
1/11/891000 sparks of dissentCounter-Inaugural
1/18/89Homeless dinner tops 'counter' eventsBaltimore Sun
1/20/891989 Inauguration ProceedingsCongressional Record
1/20/89The Inauguration - Lynne DukeWashington Post
1/20/89Enduring Presidential QualitiesWashington Post
1/20/89An Inauguration HomilyRev. Harper
1/20/89Letter to the EditorCounter-Inaugural
1/20/89Inauguration Pushing Homeless From 'Their' ParkWashington Post
1/21/89Liberal Galas, Against the GrainWashington Post
1/21/89Opposing Views of Lafayette ParkWashington Post
1/21/89'I Am Speaking of a New Engagement in the Lives of Others'Associated Press
1/21/895000 Police Officers Protected 'Timberwolf'Washington Post
1/22/89Bush won't get cake from homeless neighborsMesabi Daily News
1/23/89The Silver FoxTime Magazine
1/24/89Letter to Barbara BushEllen Thomas
2/1/89The Volunteer First LadyWashington Post
2/1/89A Thank You NotePresident Bush
1985 Inaugural
12/22/84Lafayette Park Belongs to the Dissenters Washington Post
1/22/85Low Temperatures Upset Inaugural PlansWashington Post
1/22/85Streets Empty for InaugurationWashington Post
1/28/85
3/5/85
Letter to DOI
Reply Letter to Sen. Mark O. Hatfield
Sen. Mark O. Hatfield
From DOI
2/11/85PAGEANT: INAUGURATION New Yorker
1981 Inaugural
1/20/81Reagan's Inaugural Address Reagan Web Page



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