As Obama is set to become the 44th President I am reminded of the great words of Theodore Roosevelt,"The only man who makes no mistake is the man who does nothing."
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and family (left) with Vice President Richard M. Nixon and his family (right), during the Inaugural ceremonies.Photo Paul Schutzer
The beautiful Babe Paley attending President Dwight Eisenhower's inaugural ball in 1953. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt
First Lady Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower posing in her inaugural ball gown. Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s clutch was encrusted with 3,456 pink pearls.Photo by Nina Leen
Lady Bird Johnson, center, her daughters Luci Baines, left, and Lynda Bird, right, model their inaugural gowns in New York City January 12, 1961.
Jacqueline Kennedy and her husband, newly elected President John F. Kennedy, on the day of his Inauguration.Photo by Paul Schutzer
CIA head Allan W. Dulles walking to attend President-elect John F. Kennedy's inauguration.Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Vice President Lyndon Johnson chatting with President John Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy at the President's inaugural ball in 1961.Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Jacqueline Kennedy in a gown by Mr. Cassini en route to an inaugural concert in 1961. Mr. Cassini achieved perhaps his greatest fame as the official wardrobe designer for the first lady.
Husband and wife actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh at President John F. Kennedy's inaugural ball.Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt
