Preface ... Foreword by Steve Futterman, CBS News ... Democracy's Big Day ... The Prelude ... Morning Glory ... The People's Presidents ... Can't We All Get Along? ...The Ceremony ... Capitol Hill ... This I Swear ... The Father of the Inauguration ... Where's the Chief? ... Different Strokes ... Let's Hear It for the Girl ... The Bible, a Chair and a Lock of Hair ... A Biblical Journey ... In and Out ... March to January ... East Side, West Side ... Never on Sunday ... One Day Wonders ... Sneaking into Town ... Streaking into Town ... Super Bowl Connection ... I've Seen Fire ...and I've Seen Rain ... Eight Is Not Enough ... We Are Family ... Talking the Talk ... The First Change of Power ... The Civil War Inaugurals ... Quelling Our Fears ... Inspiring a Generation ... Speechless in Washington ... The Long and Short of It ... The Inauguration Wasn't the Lead Story ... The Inaugural Parade ... Everyone Loves a Parade! ... From Spontaneity to Precision ... Presidentially Sealed with a Kiss ... The Big Parade ... Desperate White House Wives ... Nixon's the One ... Walking the Walk ... Hail to the Thief ... Don't Rain on My Parade ... The Inaugural Ball ... It's Party Time! ... A Tough Ticket ... The Wildest Party ... The Loneliest Night ... The Runs for the White House ... A Historic Greeting and Compliment ... Who is Buried at Grant's Inaugural Balls? ... Big Men, Big Parties ... Ball Busters ... Sudden Death (and Resignation) ... No Party of Five ... A Humble Beginning ... Assassination ... Father Knows Best ... Are You Ready? ... Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue ... The End of the Affair ... Inauguration Map ... Inauguration Chart ... References ... Acknowledgments ... About the Author ... Index