United States presidential inauguration
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In the United States, the inauguration of the president is the day after an election when a new president-elect is elected President. The person has to take an official oath to try to be a good leader. Up until 1933, this day was March 4, but now it is January 20.
List of presidential inaugurations
[change | change source]No. | Date[a] | Inaguration | Location |
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1st | April 30, 1789
(Thursday) |
First inauguration of George Washington | Front balcony, |
2nd | March 4, 1793
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of George Washington | Senate Chamber, |
3rd | March 4, 1797
(Saturday) |
Inauguration of John Adams | House Chamber,
Congress Hall |
4th | March 4, 1801
(Wednesday) |
First inauguration of Thomas Jefferson | Senate Chamber, |
5th | March 4, 1805
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of Thomas Jefferson | Senate Chamber,
U.S. Capitol |
6th | March 4, 1809
(Saturday) |
First inauguration of James Madison | House Chamber,
U.S. Capitol |
7th | March 4, 1813
(Thursday) |
Second inauguration of James Madison | House Chamber,
U.S. Capitol |
8th | March 4, 1817
(Tuesday) |
First inauguration of James Monroe | Front steps, |
9th | March 5, 1821[b]
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of James Monroe | House Chamber,
U.S. Capitol |
10th | March 4, 1825
(Friday) |
Inauguration of John Quincy Adams | House Chamber,
U.S. Capitol |
11th | March 4, 1829
(Wednesday) |
First inauguration of Andrew Jackson | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
12th | March 4, 1833
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of Andrew Jackson | House Chamber,
U.S. Capitol |
13th | March 4, 1837
(Saturday) |
Inauguration of Martin Van Buren | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
14th | March 4, 1841
(Thursday) |
Inauguration of William Henry Harrison | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
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|
April 6, 1841[c]
(Tuesday) |
Inauguration of John Tyler
(Extraordinary inauguration) |
Brown's Indian Queen Hotel, |
15th | March 4, 1845
(Tuesday) |
Inauguration of James K. Polk | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
16th | March 5, 1849[b]
(Monday) |
Inauguration of Zachary Taylor | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
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|
July 10, 1850[d]
(Wednesday) |
Inauguration of Millard Fillmore
(Extraordinary inauguration) |
House Chamber, |
17th | March 4, 1853
(Friday) |
Inauguration of Franklin Pierce | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
18th | March 4, 1857
(Wednesday) |
Inauguration of James Buchanan | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
19th | March 4, 1861
(Monday) |
First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
20th | March 4, 1865
(Saturday) |
Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
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|
April 15, 1865
(Saturday) |
Inauguration of Andrew Johnson (Extraordinary inauguration) |
Kirkwood House,
Washington, D.C. |
21st | March 4, 1869
(Thursday) |
First inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
22nd | March 4, 1873
(Tuesday) |
Second inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
23rd | March 5, 1877[b]
(Monday) |
Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
24th | March 4, 1881
(Friday) |
Inauguration of James A. Garfield | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
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|
September 20, 1881[e]
(Tuesday) |
Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur (Extraordinary inauguration) |
Chester A. Arthur Home,
New York, New York |
25th | March 4, 1885
(Wednesday) |
First inauguration of Grover Cleveland | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
26th | March 4, 1889
(Monday) |
Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
27th | March 4, 1893
(Saturday) |
Second inauguration of Grover Cleveland | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
28th | March 4, 1897
(Thursday) |
First inauguration of William McKinley | Front of original Senate Wing
U.S. Capitol |
29th | March 4, 1901
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of William McKinley | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
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|
September 14, 1901
(Saturday) |
First inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt (Extraordinary inauguration) |
Ansley Wilcox Home, |
30th | March 4, 1905
(Saturday) |
Second inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
31st | March 4, 1909
(Thursday) |
Inauguration of William Howard Taft | Senate Chamber,
U.S. Capitol |
32nd | March 4, 1913
(Tuesday) |
First inauguration of Woodrow Wilson | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
33rd | March 5, 1917[b]
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of Woodrow Wilson | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
34th | March 4, 1921
(Friday) |
Inauguration of Warren G. Harding | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
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|
August 3, 1923[f]
(Friday) |
First inauguration of Calvin Coolidge (Extraordinary inauguration) |
Coolidge Homestead, |
35th | March 4, 1925
(Wednesday) |
Second inauguration of Calvin Coolidge | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
36th | March 4, 1929
(Monday) |
Inauguration of Herbert Hoover | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
37th | March 4, 1933
(Saturday) |
First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
38th | January 20, 1937
(Wednesday) |
Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
39th | January 20, 1941
(Monday) |
Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
40th | January 20, 1945
(Saturday) |
Fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt | South Portico, |
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|
April 12, 1945
(Thursday) |
First inauguration of Harry S. Truman (Extraordinary inauguration) |
Cabinet Room, |
41st | January 20, 1949
(Thursday) |
Second inauguration of Harry S. Truman | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
42nd | January 20, 1953
(Tuesday) |
First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
43rd | January 21, 1957[g]
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
44th | January 20, 1961
(Friday) |
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
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|
November 22, 1963
(Friday) |
First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson (Extraordinary inauguration) |
Air Force One, |
45th | January 20, 1965
(Wednesday) |
Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
46th | January 20, 1969
(Monday) |
First inauguration of Richard Nixon | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
47th | January 20, 1973
(Saturday) |
Second inauguration of Richard Nixon | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
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|
August 9, 1974
(Friday) |
Inauguration of Gerald Ford (Extraordinary inauguration) |
East Room,
White House |
48th | January 20, 1977
(Thursday) |
Inauguration of Jimmy Carter | East Portico,
U.S. Capitol |
49th | January 20, 1981
(Tuesday) |
First inauguration of Ronald Reagan | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
50th | January 21, 1985[g]
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan | Rotunda,
U.S. Capitol |
51st | January 20, 1989
(Friday) |
Inauguration of George H. W. Bush | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
52nd | January 20, 1993
(Wednesday) |
First inauguration of Bill Clinton | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
53rd | January 20, 1997
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of Bill Clinton | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
54th | January 20, 2001
(Saturday) |
First inauguration of George W. Bush | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
55th | January 20, 2005
(Thursday) |
Second inauguration of George W. Bush | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
56th | January 20, 2009
(Tuesday) |
First inauguration of Barack Obama | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
57th | January 21, 2013[g]
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of Barack Obama | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
58th | January 20, 2017
(Friday) |
Inauguration of Donald Trump | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
59th | January 20, 2021
(Wednesday) |
Inauguration of Joe Biden | West Front,
U.S. Capitol |
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Events (inaugurations) sort alphabetically by president's last name.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Term began Sunday, March 4.
- ↑ Term began when President Harrison died on April 4.
- ↑ Term began when President Taylor died on July 9.
- ↑ Term began when President Garfield died on September 19.
- ↑ Term began when President Harding died on August 2.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Term began Sunday, January 20.