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
- 1965 Inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson.jpg
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
- US President Barack Obama taking his Oath of Office - 2009Jan20.jpg
Barack Obama takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts during his 2009 presidential inauguration on January 20, 2009.
- Invocation at 1981 Reagan inauguration.jpg
The Reverend Donn Moomaw delivers the invocation at the first inauguration of Ronald Reagan, 1981.
- Angelou at Clinton inauguration.jpg
Maya Angelou delivering her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993
Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural luncheon
- Garfield inauguration.jpg
The inaugural parade on Pennsylvania Avenue passes the presidential reviewing stand in front of the White House in March 1881.
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.
