In Pics: Rare photos from Trump's life and career

Washington - Take a look at some rare photos from throughout Donald Trump's life and career.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, succeeding Barack Obama and telling a bitterly divided country he will pursue "America First" policies at home and abroad.
Upon being sworn in as the President, Trump will move quickly to implement the immediate priorities of an agenda which promises to “make America great again”.
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The transition from a Democratic president to a Republican took place on the West Front of the domed US Capitol before a crowd of former presidents, dignitaries and hundreds of thousands of people on the grounds of the National Mall. The crowd stretched westward on a cool day of occasional light rain.

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Trump, 70, takes over a country divided after a savage election campaign. A wealthy New York businessman and former reality TV star, he will set the country on a new, uncertain path at home and abroad.
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate who Trump defeated on November 8, attended the ceremony with her husband, former president Bill Clinton. Former presidents George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter were also present with their wives. Bush's father, former president George H.W. Bush, 92, was in Houston recovering from pneumonia.
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TIME published some of the rare photos from the life and career of the 70-year-old Republican tycoon.


 Donald Trump at age four.

Donald Trump in his Senior Year at New York Military Academy, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY in 1964

Donald Trump in 1980, with a model of Trump Tower, shortly before he acquired 100 Central Park South.

Ivana and Donald Trump relax in the living room of their Manhattan apartment on March 12, 1979.

The Trump Family, circa 1986.

Donald Trump, left, sweeps his bride, Marla, off her feet to kiss her in front of photographers after their wedding ceremony at New York's Plaza Hotel, on Dec. 20, 1992.

Portrait of Marla Maples and her husband, Donald Trump, with their daughter Tiffany, as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1996.

Donald Trump, Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump pose for a portrait on April 14, 2010, in New York City.

This file photo taken on June 16, 2015 shows Real estate investor Donald Trump stands with his family after his announcement that he will run for the 2016 presidential elections at the Trump Tower in New York.  The 2016 US presidential election will take place November 8, 2016, at least 23 months after it began. AFP

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