Name: Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Duration: 219
Description: Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th President of the United States at the Capital Building in 1953.

Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th President of the United States at the Capital Building in 1953.

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Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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