Inauguration Day: Looking Back to Look Ahead
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President-elect Joe Biden鈥檚 inauguration on听Wednesday, Jan. 20,听will mark the last stop on the transition of power,听which听has been marked by distrust, misinformation and riots.听As he becomes the nation's 46th president, Biden not only faces a deeply divided country but one facing an economic crisis, as well as the deadly coronavirus pandemic. But he鈥檚 not the first president to walk such a treacherous path. Noted 快活app historian听Susan Schulten shares some tales from inaugurations past that help us frame and add context to the first days of a new presidency.听 听
Show Notes
is a professor of United States history in the 快活app鈥檚 .
More information:
- The Presidential Transition That Shattered America
- Register for 快活app event,听 to see Schulten live via Zoom
