Thomas Jefferson was the first and probably only president to walk to and from his inauguration.
The first president to have an inaugural ball held for him in 1809 was James Madison.
James Madison in 1809
Abraham Lincoln
President Obama's 2009 Commander in Chief's Inaugural Ball - 2009 TV is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved
Yes- every inauguration is a reason for a ball.
President Obama's 2009 Commander in Chief's Inaugural Ball - 2009 TV was released on: USA: 19 January 2009 (series 1)
Yes scholar and African American writer and abolitionist did attend Lincoln's Second Inaugural Ball in 1864.
Yes, a "ball" is an elegant dance party, as in President Barrack Obama's "Inaugural Ball," or "Black and White Ball," or "Grand Ball," etc.
Inaugural Ball
Although his friends made George Washington the guest of honor at a ball about a week after he took office as the first president, the first inaugural event that was like the modern inaugural balls was for James Madison in 1809. His wife, Dolley, organized a ball at Long's Hotel in Washington and charged a substantial admission to collect campaign funds just as in done now.
Andrew Jackson
President Clinton; he had 14 inaugural balls.