Inaugural traditions: The place where a president takes the oath

Inaugural traditions: The place where a president takes the oath

Inaugural traditions: The place where a president takes the oath The crowd assembled both outside and atop the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905. (Library of Congress/G.V. Buck) This is one in a series of stories about presidential inaugural traditions. The other stories are about the shifting date, the inaugural address, the parade and inaugural balls. Every four years, roughly 75 days…