John F. Kennedy Library Director Tom Putnam discusses JFK's draft of a speech delivered at the dedication of the Robert Frost Library. Putnam points out alterations Kennedy made from Arthur M. Schlesinger's original draft and plays a brief excerpt from the speech.

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Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz very briefly examines a hand-annotated copy of Theodore Roosevelt's first inaugural address, commenting on the rarity of the creation of such drafts in the modern computer age.

Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz describes the institution of inaugural balls and how it has developed up to the present day; he also outlines Theodore Roosevelt's rise from vice president to president following McKinley's assassination.

Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz describes the Pension Building in Washington, DC, used as the site for McKinley's First Inaugural Ball.

Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz describes Ulysses S. Grant's Second Inaugural Ball, at which the weather was so cold that the guests wore their coats while dancing and canaries brought in for decoration dropped over dead.

Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz discusses the currency debate addressed in Ulysses S. Grant's first inaugural address, explaining what the controversy over whether money should be "soft" or "hard" meant.

Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz discusses a photograph of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural, in which some people claim they can see John Wilkes Booth, and briefly outlines the stories of Booth's presence at the inaugural.

Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz discusses Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, pointing out that research has revealed that some of the phrases in the speech were suggested to Lincoln by others, while at the same time praising Lincoln's self-taught prose writing style.

Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz looks at an early photograph taken of James Buchanan's inauguration. He discusses both the technology involved in taking the photograph and the construction work in D.C. that the photograph captured.

Library of Congress historian Marvin Kranz describes William Henry Harrison's death one month after assuming office, due to pneumonia caught while delivering his inaugural address, and the precedent set by Vice President John Tyler's assumption of full presidential powers after Harrison's death.