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United States presidential inauguration

ceremony for the swearing-in of the president and vice president of the United States
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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

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No. Date[a] Inaguration Location
1st April 30, 1789

(Thursday)

First inauguration of George Washington Front balcony,

Federal Hall New York, New York

2nd March 4, 1793

(Monday)

Second inauguration of George Washington Senate Chamber,

Congress Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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,

U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C.

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,

Old Brick Capitol

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

—
 April 6, 1841[c]

(Tuesday)

Inauguration of John Tyler

(Extraordinary inauguration)

Brown's Indian Queen Hotel,

Washington, D.C.

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

—
 July 10, 1850[d]

(Wednesday)

Inauguration of Millard Fillmore

(Extraordinary inauguration)

House Chamber,

U.S. Capitol

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

—
 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

—
 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

—
 September 14, 1901

(Saturday)

First inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt
(Extraordinary inauguration) 		Ansley Wilcox Home,

Buffalo, New York

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

—
 August 3, 1923[f]

(Friday)

First inauguration of Calvin Coolidge
(Extraordinary inauguration) 		Coolidge Homestead,

Plymouth Notch, Vermont

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,

White House

—
 April 12, 1945

(Thursday)

First inauguration of Harry S. Truman
(Extraordinary inauguration) 		Cabinet Room,

White House

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

—
 November 22, 1963

(Friday)

First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson
(Extraordinary inauguration) 		Air Force One,

Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas

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

—
 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)

First inauguration of Donald Trump West Front,

U.S. Capitol

59th January 20, 2021

(Wednesday)

Inauguration of Joe Biden West Front,

U.S. Capitol

Notes

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  1. ↑ Events (inaugurations) sort alphabetically by president's last name.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Term began Sunday, March 4.
  3. ↑ Term began when President Harrison died on April 4.
  4. ↑ Term began when President Taylor died on July 9.
  5. ↑ Term began when President Garfield died on September 19.
  6. ↑ Term began when President Harding died on August 2.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Term began Sunday, January 20.
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