After taking the oath of office, the first thing James Garfield did was bend down to kiss his mother Eliza on the cheek. She was the first mother of a president to attend her son's inauguration.

James and Lucretia Garfield had seven ... So, when the family moved to the White House after Garfield's 1881 inauguration, Garfield saw it as a blessing; no matter how daunting his workload ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.