Banquet of inauguration through American presidents

Extreme supporters turned the White House into a battlefield when celebrating the 7th day of US President Andrew Jackson's inauguration. President Jimmy Carter meanwhile asked to cancel the celebration to save costs.

In 1829, after taking the oath of office, the seventh US president Andrew Jackson mounted his horse and headed to the White House, dragging a crowd of supporters of about 20,000 people, according to AOL.The crowd was too big to make everything inside the presidential mess.The White House staff can only serve orange wine guests.Meanwhile, President Jackson is said to have climbed through the window to the Gadsby Hotel, where he enjoyed beef tenderloin with Vice President John C. Calhoun and several other friends.Eventually, the staff had to lure guests out of the White House by putting pail boxes on the grass.(Photo: Academics).

In 1865, the guests of the 20th-century US President Abraham Lincoln were given the opportunity to attend a hearty congratulatory ceremony with a lively dance and buffet.After the costly dance, everything seems to be out of control, when the crowd pushes, scrambling for the dishes presented such as stewed turtle, calf legs, l'Anglaise beef, fattened foie gras, pate , fruit ice cream, tart and many other cakes and ice creams.The photo is a party menu.(Photo: Smithsonian Institution).

In 1945, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt demanded that the premium mushroom cream sauce be the main item in his 4th inauguration but the butler Henrietta Nesbitt deliberately prepared a more modest table. to match the situation at the time, when World War II was still happening. Nesbitt has served 2,000 guests with chicken salad, rolls, sponge cake and coffee. The guests were surprised, one asked, " First lady Roosevelt, how did you make chicken salad with so much celery and so little chicken?".At the third inauguration, President Roosevelt and first lady welcomed 1,200 guests at the White House with tomato soup, salad, ham, pork tongue, pastries, ice cream and coffee.The second time was a buffet with sandwiches, pastries, coffee, for 600 guests at the Dinner Room and the East Room of the White House.However, the first inaugural luncheon was canceled because First Lady Roosevelt wanted to show respect for Senator Thomas J. Walsh who passed away a few days earlier.Mr. Walsh was chosen by President Roosevelt as attorney general.In the picture, Mr. Roosevelt read the 4th inaugural address, on January 20, 1945.(Photo: CNN).

Photo at Harry S. Truman's inaugural dance party in 1949. Mr. Truman (wearing glasses) entertained the guests at the inauguration with South Carolina turkey dishes, Smithfield ham, potato salad and pumpkin pie.He was the first US president to have the inauguration broadcast live.(Photo: Wikipedia).

The inauguration party of the 44th US President John F. Kennedy took place on January 20, 1961.Guests can enjoy dishes such as tomato cream sprinkle with crushed popcorn, king crab, pepper grilled peppers, New England lobster stuffed with premium butter and ribs of Texas, served with Amandino beans and grilled tomatoes, garlic bread .Dessert has cakes, grapefruit and butter.In the picture, Mr. Kennedy (sitting) is observing former President Harry Truman, 77, signed a memorial photo at the inaugural luncheon.(Photo: Tumblr)

In 1976, the 48th US president Jimmy Carter was the first to walk from the Parliament House to the White House in the parade immediately after the oath.He requested the cancellation of the luncheon and replacement with less expensive snacks, where guests were served peanuts and cookies.(Photo: AP).

The 49th President of the United States Ronald Reagan loved the marshmallows so his 1981 inauguration was full of this.Three tons of marshmallows cost up to $ 28,000 were distributed to the reception rooms and his 9 inaugural dance parties.In 1985, during the second inauguration, President Reagan entertained guests with shrimp and lobster dishes stir-fried with spinach sprinkled with mushroom sauce, veal with mushroom mushroom sauce, seasonal vegetables, and rice with chestnuts.Dessert is soufflé cold hazelnut candy with raspberry sauce.(Photo: History Chef)

In 1989, President George HW Bush was sworn in on the Bible itself, the predecessor George Washington used 200 years ago.The menu for his guest reception included lobster scallops ragu, roasted chicken with rice and asparagus and crunchy pear dessert.(Photo: Wikipedia).

At the age of 46, William Jefferson Clinton was the third young president of the United States at the time of his inauguration in 1993. On his first reception table there were grilled salmon dishes, rosemary chicken and rice, stomach carrots, broccoli vegetables.Dessert is Brown Betty apple - cranberry and English cream sauce.In the photo is the inauguration party in 1993 of President Bill Clinton.The menu at the reception at Bill Clinton's second inauguration in 1997 was as varied as the shrimp, oysters and scallops, braised beef, pudding and ice cream.(Photo: Senate.gov).

In 2001, the 200th anniversary of the first presidential inauguration held in Washington DC, US President George W. Bush entertained guests with an attractive banquet table consisting of lobster cakes and golden fried beef. , toffee and vanilla ice cream.In 2005, to congratulate Mr. Bush as the first US presidential candidate since 1988 to win the popular vote, with 51%, Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over an oath on the inauguration office. The biggest ever.Later, President Bush dined with guests with crab and shelled lobster, roasted Missouri quail served with chestnuts and vegetables.Dessert is lemon pudding and cherry jam.In the photo, Bush and his wife, Laura, appeared at the inaugural dance party in 2001. (Photo: US President History).

The inaugural luncheon of US President Barack Obama was inspired by the dishes that President Abraham Lincoln once enjoyed.The party took place at the Statuary Hall of the National Assembly with President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his family and guests as future government officials.The party menu consisted of grilled ducks and pheasants, served with sauces, honey-marinated sweet potatoes and winter vegetables like asparagus, carrots, Brussels sprouts and beans.Seafood soup, prepared in Chinese style, was cooked by the first lady Mary Todd Lincoln for her husband to eat on the first day of the presidency.Dessert includes cinnamon apple wafers with milk cream.(Photo: Wikipedia).