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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend the Commander-in-Chief's Ball, honoring US service members and their families, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington.
Mrs. Obama wore custom-made Jason Wu gown. The ruby-colored dress was a follow-up to the white gown Wu made for her four years ago.
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at the Biden Home State Inaugural Ball in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
Mrs. Obama wore a gown by relatively unknown designer Jason Wu, thrusting him and his designer fashion into the public eye.
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President Clinton and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton share a laugh at the Youth Ball at the Post Office Pavilion on January 20, 1993. New York fashion designer Oscar de la Renta created a long embroidered tulle gown with matching cape that Mrs. Clinton will wear to the 1997 inaugural balls, the White House said. In going to de la Renta, Mrs. Clinton selected a more established fashion couturier to outfit her than the designer she hired four years ago. Sarah Phillips, who designed the violet-and-lace creation Mrs. Clinton wore to the 1993 inauguration, had less than two years experience as a designer.
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President Clinton and his wife, first lady Hillary Clinton, dance at the New England Ball Monday, Jan. 20, 1997, in Washington.
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First lady Laura Bush waves as she arrives on stage for a Presidential Inaugural Ball at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001. Laura Bush's inaugural gown was designed by fashion designer Michael Faircloth.
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President Bush and first lady Laura Bush dance at the Freedom Ball during inauguration festivies in Washington Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005.
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U.S. President George Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush attend one of the Inaugural balls on Friday, Jan. 21, 1989, at the D.C Armory in Washington.
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President Ronald Reagan and Mrs Nancy Reagan arrive at the inaugural ball in the Washington Hilton on Jan. 21, 1985.
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Pres. Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan leave the White House to attend the first of several inaugural balls in Washington, Jan. 20, 1981.
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President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter are pictured with their daughter Amy at the first of seven Inaugural balls in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1977. The first affair was held at the Pension Building.
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President Jimmy Carter is seen dancing with his wife Rosalynn at one of the inaugural balls in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1977.
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Jacqueline Kennedy lifts the skirt of her inaugural ball gown as she and her husband, President-elect John F. Kennedy, leave their Georgetown home in the snowfall en route to the inaugural concert in Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 1961.
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President John F. Kennedy and fashion icon Jacqueline Kennedy seen leaving the White House on Jan. 20, 1961 for a tour of the inaugural balls. The new first lady wore a cape over her white sheath with puffy over blouse gown designed by Oleg Cassini. The gown worn by Jacqueline Kennedy was an off-white sleeveless gown of silk chiffon over peau d'ange; under the floor-length cape is a strapless bodice encrusted with brilliants and embroidered with silver thread.
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Lady Bird Johnson, center, her daughters Luci Baines, left, and Lynda Bird, right, pose in New York City on Jan. 12, 1961. They were modeling the gowns they will wear at the inaugural ball on Jan. 20.
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President Dwight Eisenhower and Mrs.Mamie Eisenhower presented this radiant picture as they arrived at the Statler Hotel in Washington Jan. 21, 1957 to attend one of the inaugural balls being held throughout the city. Four balls were held and the President and the first lady were kept busy scurrying from ball to ball.
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President Dwight Eisenhower holds the arm of his wife, first lady Mamie, as they leave the White House en route to inaugural balls in Washington January 20, 1953.
