United States presidential inauguration
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
| No. | Date[a] | Inaguration | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, | |
| 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, | |
| 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, |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 60th | January 20, 2025
(Monday) |
Second inauguration of Donald Trump | Rotunda,
U.S. Capitol |
United States Presidential Inauguration Media
Second inauguration of Donald Trump, January 20, 2025, in the United States Capitol rotunda
Presidential inauguration at the eastern front of the U.S. Capitol – Lyndon B. Johnson, January 20, 1965
Inauguration platform under construction for Woodrow Wilson's first inauguration in 1913
Barack Obama takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts during his 2009 presidential inauguration on January 20, 2009.
The Reverend Donn Moomaw delivers the invocation at the first inauguration of Ronald Reagan, 1981.
Maya Angelou delivering her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993
Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural luncheon
The inaugural parade on Pennsylvania Avenue passes the presidential reviewing stand in front of the White House in March 1881.
Inauguration Day, January 20, 2005: President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush lead the inaugural parade from the Capitol, down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House
Notes
- ↑ 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.
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