The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

The Inaugural Ball hasn't always been a must-see event for First Ladies ... 2,000 rhinestones decorated the inauguration gown of Mamie Eisenhower, who chose to wear her signature color, pink.

Mrs. Eisenhower’s junior partners as official ... takes office and generally must surrender it when he leaves. As First Lady, Mamie gets the biggest brass check of all and would rule ...

a reproduction of the gown worn by Mamie Eisenhower at the 1953 inaugural ball. The first lady of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, her dress was installed in the Exhibit Spotlight of the Museum on ...

Still, the presidential inauguration has long been an opportunity for the first lady to make an immediate ... according to the Smithsonian. Mamie Eisenhower knew the power of the press (and ...

a reproduction of the gown worn by Mamie Eisenhower at the 1953 inaugural ball. The first lady of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, her dress was installed in the Exhibit Spotlight of the Museum on ...