United States Presidential Inauguration - List of Inaugural Ceremonies

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
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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