List of Oath Takings
The oath of office of the President of the United States has been taken on 73 occasions by 43 people.
| Date | President | Location | Administered by |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 1789 | George Washington | Balcony of Federal Hall New York, New York |
Robert Livingston Chancellor of New York |
| March 4, 1793 | George Washington | Senate Chamber Congress Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
William Cushing Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States |
| March 4, 1797 | John Adams | House Chamber Congress Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Oliver Ellsworth |
| March 4, 1801 | Thomas Jefferson | Senate Chamber, United States Capitol | John Marshall |
| March 4, 1805 | Thomas Jefferson | Senate Chamber, United States Capitol | John Marshall |
| March 4, 1809 | James Madison | House Chamber, United States Capitol | John Marshall |
| March 4, 1813 | James Madison | House Chamber, United States Capitol | John Marshall |
| 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 |
| March 5, 1821 | James Monroe | House Chamber, United States Capitol | John Marshall |
| March 4, 1825 | John Quincy Adams | House Chamber, United States Capitol | John Marshall |
| March 4, 1829 | Andrew Jackson | East Portico, United States Capitol | John Marshall |
| March 4, 1833 | Andrew Jackson | House Chamber, United States Capitol | John Marshall |
| March 4, 1837 | Martin Van Buren | East Portico, United States Capitol | Roger B. Taney |
| March 4, 1841 | William H. Harrison | East Portico, United States Capitol | Roger B. Taney |
| April 6, 1841 | John Tyler | Brown's Hotel 6th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. |
William Cranch Chief Judge, U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia |
| March 4, 1845 | James K. Polk | East Portico, United States Capitol | Roger B. Taney |
| March 5, 1849 | Zachary Taylor | East Portico, United States Capitol | Roger B. Taney |
| July 10, 1850 | Millard Fillmore | House Chamber, United States Capitol | William Cranch Chief Judge, U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia |
| March 4, 1853 | Franklin Pierce | East Portico, United States Capitol | Roger B. Taney |
| March 4, 1857 | James Buchanan | East Portico, United States Capitol | Roger B. Taney |
| March 4, 1861 | Abraham Lincoln | East Portico, United States Capitol | Roger B. Taney |
| March 4, 1865 | Abraham Lincoln | East Portico, United States Capitol | Salmon P. Chase |
| April 15, 1865 | Andrew Johnson | Kirkwood Hotel, 12th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. | Salmon P. Chase |
| March 4, 1869 | Ulysses S. Grant | East Portico, United States Capitol | Salmon P. Chase |
| March 4, 1873 | Ulysses S. Grant | East Portico, United States Capitol | Salmon P. Chase |
| March 3, 1877 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Red Room, White House (privately) | Morrison R. Waite |
| March 5, 1877 | Rutherford B. Hayes | East Portico, United States Capitol (publicly) | Morrison R. Waite |
| March 4, 1881 | James A. Garfield | East Portico, United States Capitol | Morrison R. Waite |
| September 20, 1881 | Chester A. Arthur | Residence 123 Lexington Avenue New York City (privately) |
John R. Brady Judge, New York Supreme Court |
| September 22, 1881 | Chester A. Arthur | Office of the Vice President U.S. Capitol (publicly) |
Morrison R. Waite |
| March 4, 1885 | Grover Cleveland | East Portico, United States Capitol | Morrison R. Waite |
| March 4, 1889 | Benjamin Harrison | East Portico, United States Capitol | Melville W. Fuller |
| March 4, 1893 | Grover Cleveland | East Portico, United States Capitol | Melville W. Fuller |
| March 4, 1897 | William McKinley | In front of Original Senate Wing United States Capitol |
Melville W. Fuller |
| March 4, 1901 | William McKinley | East Portico, United States Capitol | Melville W. Fuller |
| September 14, 1901 | Theodore Roosevelt | Ansley Wilcox House Buffalo, New York |
John R. Hazel Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of New York |
| March 4, 1905 | Theodore Roosevelt | East Portico, United States Capitol | Melville W. Fuller |
| March 4, 1909 | William Howard Taft | Senate Chamber, United States Capitol | Melville W. Fuller |
| March 4, 1913 | Woodrow Wilson | East Portico, United States Capitol | Edward D. White |
| March 4, 1917 | Woodrow Wilson | President's Room, United States Capitol (privately) | Edward D. White |
| March 5, 1917 | Woodrow Wilson | East Portico, United States Capitol (publicly) | Edward D. White |
| March 4, 1921 | Warren G. Harding | East Portico, United States Capitol | Edward D. White |
| August 3, 1923 | Calvin Coolidge | His father's residence Plymouth, Vermont |
John C. Coolidge Notary Public (his father) |
| August 21, 1923 | Calvin Coolidge | Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C. |
Adolph A. Hoehling, Jr. Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
| March 4, 1925 | Calvin Coolidge | East Portico, United States Capitol | William H. Taft |
| March 4, 1929 | Herbert Hoover | East Portico, United States Capitol | William H. Taft |
| March 4, 1933 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, United States Capitol | Charles E. Hughes |
| January 20, 1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, United States Capitol | Charles E. Hughes |
| January 20, 1941 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, United States Capitol | Charles E. Hughes |
| January 20, 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | South Portico, White House | Harlan F. Stone |
| April 12, 1945 | Harry S. Truman | Cabinet Room, White House | Harlan F. Stone |
| January 20, 1949 | Harry S. Truman | East Portico, U.S. Capitol First oath to be televised |
Frederick M. Vinson |
| January 20, 1953 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Frederick M. Vinson |
| January 20, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Room, White House (privately) | Earl Warren |
| January 21, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Portico, U.S. Capitol (publicly) | Earl Warren |
| January 20, 1961 | John F. Kennedy | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Earl Warren |
| November 22, 1963 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Conference room on SAM 26000 (Air Force One) (privately, but photographed and audio recorded) Love Field, Dallas, Texas |
Sarah T. Hughes Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas |
| January 20, 1965 | Lyndon B. Johnson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Earl Warren |
| January 20, 1969 | Richard Nixon | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Earl Warren |
| January 20, 1973 | Richard Nixon | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Warren E. Burger |
| August 9, 1974 | Gerald Ford | East Room, White House | Warren E. Burger |
| January 20, 1977 | Jimmy Carter | East Portico, U.S. Capitol | Warren E. Burger |
| January 20, 1981 | Ronald Reagan | West Front, U.S. Capitol | Warren E. Burger |
| January 20, 1985 | Ronald Reagan | North Entrance Hall White House (privately, but televised) |
Warren E. Burger |
| January 21, 1985 | Ronald Reagan | Rotunda, U.S. Capitol (publicly) | Warren E. Burger |
| January 20, 1989 | George H. W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist |
| January 20, 1993 | Bill Clinton | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist |
| January 20, 1997 | Bill Clinton | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist |
| January 20, 2001 | George W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist |
| January 20, 2005 | George W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol | William Rehnquist |
| January 20, 2009 | Barack Obama | West Front, U.S. Capitol | John G. Roberts |
| January 21, 2009 | Barack Obama | Map Room, White House (privately, but photographed and audio recorded) | John G. Roberts |
| January 20, 2013 | Barack Obama | Location TBD (privately) | John G. Roberts |
| January 21, 2013 | Barack Obama | West Front, U.S. Capitol (publicly) | John G. Roberts |
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