List of Inaugural Ceremonies
This is a list of the 57 planned inaugural ceremonies. For a list of the 73 (1 upcoming) instances when the oath of office has been taken, see Oath of office of the President of the United States.
Date | President | Location | Oath Administered by | Document Sworn On | Inaugural Addresses |
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April 30, 1789 | George Washington | Balcony of Federal Hall New York, New York |
Robert Livingston Chancellor of New York |
Washington Bible opened at random to Genesis 49:13 due to haste. | George Washington's First Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1793 | George Washington | Senate Chamber Congress Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
William Cushing Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States |
Unknown | George Washington's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1797 | John Adams | House Chamber Congress Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Oliver Ellsworth | Unknown | John Adams' Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1801 | Thomas Jefferson | Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol | John Marshall | Unknown | Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1805 | Thomas Jefferson | Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol | John Marshall | Unknown | Thomas Jefferson's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1809 | James Madison | House Chamber, U.S. Capitol | John Marshall | Unknown | James Madison's First Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1813 | James Madison | House Chamber, U.S. Capitol | John Marshall | Unknown | James Madison's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1817 | James Monroe | In front of Old Brick Capitol (1st & A Sts., N.E.) now site of the Supreme Court Building |
John Marshall | Unknown | James Monroe's First Inaugural Address |
March 5, 1821 | James Monroe | House Chamber, U.S. Capitol | John Marshall | Unknown | James Monroe's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1825 | John Q. Adams | House Chamber, U.S. Capitol | John Marshall | A book of US law | John Quincy Adams's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1829 | Andrew Jackson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | John Marshall | Unknown | Andrew Jackson's First Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1833 | Andrew Jackson | House Chamber, U.S. Capitol | John Marshall | Unknown | Andrew Jackson's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1837 | Martin Van Buren | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Roger B. Taney | Bible open to Proverbs 3:17 | Martin Van Buren's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1841 | William H. Harrison | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Roger B. Taney | Unknown | William Henry Harrison's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1845 | James K. Polk | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Roger B. Taney | Unknown | James K. Polk's Inaugural Address |
March 5, 1849 | Zachary Taylor | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Roger B. Taney | Unknown | Zachary Taylor's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1853 | Franklin Pierce | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Roger B. Taney | Law book | Franklin Pierce's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1857 | James Buchanan | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Roger B. Taney | Unknown | James Buchanan's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1861 | Abraham Lincoln | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Roger B. Taney | Lincoln Bible opened at random | Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1865 | Abraham Lincoln | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Salmon P. Chase | Bible open to Matthew 7:1, Matthew 18:7, Revelation 16:7 | Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1869 | Ulysses S. Grant | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Salmon P. Chase | Unknown | Ulysses S. Grant's First Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1873 | Ulysses S. Grant | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Salmon P. Chase | Bible open to Isaiah 11:1-3 | Ulysses S. Grant's Second Inaugural Address |
March 5, 1877 | Rutherford B. Hayes | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Morrison R. Waite | Bible open to Psalms 118:11-13 | Rutherford B. Hayes's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1881 | James A. Garfield | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Morrison R. Waite | Bible open to Proverbs 21:1 | James A. Garfield's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1885 | Grover Cleveland | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Morrison R. Waite | Bible opened at random by Chief Justice to Psalms 112:4-10 | Grover Cleveland's First Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1889 | Benjamin Harrison | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Melville W. Fuller | Bible open to Psalms 121:1-6 | Benjamin Harrison's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1893 | Grover Cleveland | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Melville W. Fuller | Bible open to Psalms 91:12-16 | Grover Cleveland's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1897 | William McKinley | In front of Original Senate Wing U.S. Capitol |
Melville W. Fuller | Bible open to 2 Chronicles 1:10 | William McKinley's First Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1901 | William McKinley | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Melville W. Fuller | Bible open to Proverbs 16 | William McKinley's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1905 | Theodore Roosevelt | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Melville W. Fuller | Bible open to James 1:22-23 | Theodore Roosevelt's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1909 | William H. Taft | Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol | Melville W. Fuller | Bible open to 1 Kings 3:9-11 | William Howard Taft's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1913 | Woodrow Wilson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Edward D. White | Bible open to Psalm 119 | Woodrow Wilsons First Inaugural Address |
March 5, 1917 | Woodrow Wilson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Edward D. White | Bible open to Psalm 46 | Woodrow Wilson's Second Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1921 | Warren G. Harding | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Edward D. White | Washington Bible open to Micah 6:8 | Warren Harding's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1925 | Calvin Coolidge | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | William H. Taft | Bible open to John 1 | Calvin Coolidge's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1929 | Herbert C. Hoover | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | William H. Taft | Bible open to Proverbs 29:18 | Herbert Hoover's Inaugural Address |
March 4, 1933 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Charles E. Hughes | Bible open to
1 Corinthians 13:13 |
Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Charles E. Hughes | Bible open to I Corinthians 13 | Franklin Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1941 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Charles E. Hughes | Bible open to I Corinthians 13 | Franklin Roosevelt's Third Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | South Portico, White House | Harlan F. Stone | Bible open to I Corinthians 13 | Franklin Roosevelt's Fourth Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1949 | Harry S. Truman | East Portico, U.S. Capitol *First inauguration to be televised |
Frederick M. Vinson | Bible open to Exodus 20:3-17 and Matthew 5:3-11Matthew 5:3–11 | Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1953 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Frederick M. Vinson | Washington Bible open to Psalm 127:1 and a West Point Bible open to II Chronicles 7:14 | Dwight Eisenhower's First Inaugural Address |
January 21, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Earl Warren | West Point Bible open to Psalm 33:12 | Dwight Eisenhower's Second Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1961 | John F. Kennedy | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Earl Warren | Closed family Bible | John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1965 | Lyndon B. Johnson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Earl Warren | Closed family Bible | Lyndon Johnson's Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1969 | Richard M. Nixon | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Earl Warren | Bible open to Isaiah 2:4 | Richard Nixon's First Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1973 | Richard M. Nixon | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Warren E. Burger | Bible open to Isaiah 2:4 | Richard Nixon's Second Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1977 | Jimmy Carter | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Warren E. Burger | Bible open to Micah 6:8 | Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1981 | Ronald Reagan | West Front, U.S. Capitol | Warren E. Burger | Bible open to 2 Chronicles 7:14 | Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address |
January 21, 1985 | Ronald Reagan | Rotunda, U.S. Capitol | Warren E. Burger | Bible open to 2 Chronicles 7:14 | Ronald Reagan's Second Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1989 | George H. W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist | Washington Bible opened at random in the center and a family Bible on top opened to Matthew 5 | George H. W. Bush's Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1993 | Bill Clinton | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist | Bible open to Galatians 6:8 | Bill Clinton's First Inaugural Address |
January 20, 1997 | Bill Clinton | West Front, U.S. Capitol *First Inauguration to be broadcast on the Internet |
William Rehnquist | Bible open to Isaiah 58:12 | Bill Clinton's Second Inaugural Address |
January 20, 2001 | George W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist | Closed family Bible | George W. Bush's First Inaugural Address |
January 20, 2005 | George W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist | Open family bible; same one used in 1989 and 2001 | George W. Bush's Second Inaugural Address |
January 20, 2009 | Barack Obama | West Front, U.S. Capitol | John G. Roberts | Closed Lincoln Bible | Barack Obama's First Inaugural Address |
January 21, 2013 | Barack Obama | West Front, U.S. Capitol | John G. Roberts | ||
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