Movies Gallery See decades of presidential inaugural balls As 46th president takes office, take a look back at the celebratory affairs through the years. By Madeline Boardman and EW Staff Published on November 8, 2016 12:47PM EST Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 31 Calvin Coolidge's 1925 Inaugural Ball FPG/Getty Images 02 of 31 Franklin D. Roosevelt's Inaugural Ball in 1933 AP 03 of 31 Eleanor Roosevelt at Franklin D. Roosevelt's Inaugural Ball in 1937 FDR Presidential Library & Museum 04 of 31 Shirley Temple at Harry S. Truman's 1949 Inaugural Ball With Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder and His Wife Evlyn Cook Snyder AP 05 of 31 Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower at Dwight Eisenhower's 1953 Inaugural Ball AP 06 of 31 Dwight Eisenhower's Inaugural Ball in 1957 AP 07 of 31 President Dwight Eisenhower With Mamie Eisenhower and John Eisenhower at Dwight Eisenhower's 1957 Inaugural Ball CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images 08 of 31 John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy at John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Ball in 1961 Kennedy Library Archives/Newsmakers/Getty Images 09 of 31 Lyndon B. Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy at John F. Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Ball AFP/Getty Images 10 of 31 Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy at John F. Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Ball AP 11 of 31 Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson at Lyndon B. Johnson's 1965 Inaugural Ball AP 12 of 31 Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson at Lyndon B. Johnson's 1965 Inaugural Ball AP 13 of 31 Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon at Richard Nixon's Inaugural Ball in 1969 AP 14 of 31 Richard Nixon at Richard Nixon's Inaugural Ball in 1973 AP 15 of 31 Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter at Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Ball in 1977 AP 16 of 31 Cher and Gregg Allman at Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Ball in 1977 Tom Wargacki/WireImage 17 of 31 Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan at Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Ball in 1981 Dirck Halstead/Getty Images 18 of 31 Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan at Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Ball in 1985 Ira Schwarz/AP 19 of 31 George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush at George H.W. Bush's Inaugural Ball in 1989 Scott Applewhite/AP 20 of 31 Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton at Bill Clinton's Inaugural Ball in 1993 21 of 31 Bill Clinton at Bill Clinton's Inaugural Ball in 1993 Steve Novak/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images 22 of 31 Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton at Bill Clinton's Inaugural Ball in 1997 J. Scott Applewhite/AP 23 of 31 George W. Bush at George W. Bush's Inaugural Ball in 2001 Mike Nelson/AFP/Getty Images 24 of 31 George W. Bush and Laura Bush at George W. Bush's Inaugural Ball in 2005 Elise Amendola/Ap 25 of 31 George W. Bush and Laura Bush at George W. Bush's Inaugural Ball in 2005 Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images 26 of 31 Beyonce, Barack Obama, and Michelle Obama at Barack Obama's Inaugural Ball in 2009 Win McNamee/Getty Images 27 of 31 Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at Barack Obama's Inaugural Ball in 2009 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images 28 of 31 Adam Levine, Faith Hill, Jaimie Foxx, Beyonce, and Alicia Keys at Barack Obama's Inaugural Ball in 2009 Max Whittaker/Getty Images 29 of 31 Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at Barack Obama's Inaugural Ball in 2013 Taylor Hill/WireImage 30 of 31 Donald Trump and Melania Trump at Donald Trumps's Inaugural Ball in 2017 Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images 31 of 31 Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden with grandson Beau at the White House in 2021 Getty Images While the COVID-19 pandemic meant inaugural balls were shelved for safety reasons in 2021, Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, were still able to celebrate the day with the "Celebrate America" televised concert.