US First Lady Melania Trump stunned the crowds at the inaugural ball on January 20. From Jackie Kennedy to Melania Trump — presidential inaugural balls through the years.
America's first ladies: from Jackie Kennedy to Melania Trump
US First Lady Melania Trump stunned the crowds on January 20 at the inaugural ball
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Jacqueline Kennedy in her inaugural ball gown and her husband, President-elect John F. Kennedy leaving their home en route to the inaugural concert in Washington, 1961
© AP Photo Pat Nixon and Richard Nixon in the White House prior to inaugural balls, in Washington, 1969
© AP Photo Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter in the blue room of the White House in Washington, following his inauguration, 1977
© AP Photo/Peter Bregg US president Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan at the inaugural ball in the Washington Hilton, 1985
© AP Photo/Ira Schwarz George Bush and Barbara Bush at one of the inaugural balls in Washington, 1989
© AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite US President Bill Clinton and the first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton dancing at the Air and space Gala in Washington, 1993
© AP Photo/Ed Reinke Bill and Hillary Clinton dancing at the New York Inaugural Ball, 1997
© AP Photo/Doug Mills 41st President of the United States George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush at the presidential inaugural ball, 2001
© AP Photo/Doug Mills Laura Bush and George W. Bush at the Patriot Ball at the Washington Convention Center, 2005
© AP Photo/Jacqueline Malonson US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the Youth Inaugural Ball in Washington, 2009
© AP Photo/Charles Dharapak Michelle and Barack Obama at the Inaugural Ball, 2013
© AP Photo/Charles Dharapak 45th US President Donald J. Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the Freedom Ball in Washington, 20 January 2017
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