United States presidential inauguration
List of inauguration ceremonies
The 58 inauguration ceremonies marking the start of a new four-year presidential term of office and also the nine marking the start of a partial presidential term following the intra-term death or resignation of an incumbent president are listed in the table below.

United States presidential inauguration

Section Title: List of inauguration ceremonies
Table Section Text: The 58 inauguration ceremonies marking the start of a new four-year presidential term of office and also the nine marking the start of a partial presidential term following the intra-term death or resignation of an incumbent president are listed in the table below.

No.	Date	Event	Location	Oath Administered by	Address length

1st	April 30, 1789 (Thursday)	First inauguration of George Washington	Front balcony, Federal Hall New York, New York	Robert Livingston, Chancellor of New York	1431 words Full text Wikisource has information on "George Washington's First Inaugural Address"

2nd	March 4, 1793 (Monday)	Second inauguration of George Washington	Senate Chamber, Congress Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	William Cushing, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court	135 words Full text Wikisource has information on "George Washington's Second Inaugural Address"

3rd	March 4, 1797 (Saturday)	Inauguration of John Adams	House Chamber, Congress Hall	Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice of the United States	2308 words Full text Wikisource has information on "John Adams' Inaugural Address"

4th	March 4, 1801 (Wednesday)	First inauguration of Thomas Jefferson	Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C.	John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States	1730 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address"

5th	March 4, 1805 (Monday)	Second inauguration of Thomas Jefferson	Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol	John Marshall, Chief Justice	2166 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Thomas Jefferson's Second Inaugural Address"

6th	March 4, 1809 (Saturday)	First inauguration of James Madison	House Chamber, U.S. Capitol	John Marshall, Chief Justice	1177 words Full text Wikisource has information on "James Madison's First Inaugural Address"

7th	March 4, 1813 (Thursday)	Second inauguration of James Madison	House Chamber, U.S. Capitol	John Marshall, Chief Justice	1211 words Full text Wikisource has information on "James Madison's Second Inaugural Address"

8th	March 4, 1817 (Tuesday)	First inauguration of James Monroe	Front steps, Old Brick Capitol	John Marshall, Chief Justice	3375 words Full text Wikisource has information on "James Monroe's First Inaugural Address"

9th	March 5, 1821 (Monday)	Second inauguration of James Monroe	House Chamber, U.S. Capitol	John Marshall, Chief Justice	4472 words Full text Wikisource has information on "James Monroe's Second Inaugural Address"

10th	March 4, 1825 (Friday)	Inauguration of John Quincy Adams	House Chamber, U.S. Capitol	John Marshall, Chief Justice	2915 words Full text Wikisource has information on "John Quincy Adams's Inaugural Address"

11th	March 4, 1829 (Wednesday)	First inauguration of Andrew Jackson	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	John Marshall, Chief Justice	1128 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Andrew Jackson's First Inaugural Address"

12th	March 4, 1833 (Monday)	Second inauguration of Andrew Jackson	House Chamber, U.S. Capitol	John Marshall, Chief Justice	1176 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Andrew Jackson's Second Inaugural Address"

13th	March 4, 1837 (Saturday)	Inauguration of Martin Van Buren	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the United States	3843 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Martin Van Buren's Inaugural Address"

14th	March 4, 1841 (Thursday)	Inauguration of William Henry Harrison	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice	8640 words Full text Wikisource has information on "William Henry Harrison's Inaugural Address"

—	April 6, 1841 (Tuesday)	Inauguration of John Tyler (Extraordinary inauguration)	Brown’s Indian Queen Hotel, Washington, D.C.	William Cranch Chief Judge, U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia	—

15th	March 4, 1845 (Tuesday)	Inauguration of James K. Polk	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice	4809 words Full text Wikisource has information on "James K. Polk's Inaugural Address"

16th	March 5, 1849 (Monday)	Inauguration of Zachary Taylor	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice	1090 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Zachary Taylor's Inaugural Address"

—	July 10, 1850 (Wednesday)	Inauguration of Millard Fillmore (Extraordinary inauguration)	House Chamber, U.S. Capitol	William Cranch Circuit Court Judge	—

17th	March 4, 1853 (Friday)	Inauguration of Franklin Pierce	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice	3336 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Franklin Pierce's Inaugural Address"

18th	March 4, 1857 (Wednesday)	Inauguration of James Buchanan	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice	2831 words Full text Wikisource has information on "James Buchanan's Inaugural Address"

19th	March 4, 1861 (Monday)	First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice	3637 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address"

20th	March 4, 1865 (Saturday)	Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the United States	700 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address"

—	April 15, 1865 (Saturday)	Inauguration of Andrew Johnson (Extraordinary inauguration)	Kirkwood House Hotel, Washington, D.C.	Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice	—

21st	March 4, 1869 (Thursday)	First inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice	1127 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Ulysses S. Grant's First Inaugural Address"

22nd	March 4, 1873 (Tuesday)	Second inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Salmon P. Chase Chief Justice	1339 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Ulysses S. Grant's Second Inaugural Address"

23rd	March 5, 1877 (Monday)	Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Morrison Waite, Chief Justice of the United States	2486 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Rutherford B. Hayes's Inaugural Address"

24th	March 4, 1881 (Friday)	Inauguration of James A. Garfield	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Morrison Waite, Chief Justice	2979 words Full text Wikisource has information on "James A. Garfield's Inaugural Address"

—	September 20, 1881 (Tuesday)	Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur (Extraordinary inauguration)	Chester A. Arthur Home, New York, New York	John R. Brady, Justice of the New York Supreme Court	—

25th	March 4, 1885 (Wednesday)	First inauguration of Grover Cleveland	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Morrison Waite, Chief Justice	1686 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Grover Cleveland's First Inaugural Address"

26th	March 4, 1889 (Monday)	Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Melville Fuller, Chief Justice of the United States	4392 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Benjamin Harrison's Inaugural Address"

27th	March 4, 1893 (Saturday)	Second inauguration of Grover Cleveland	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Melville Fuller, Chief Justice	2015 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Grover Cleveland's Second Inaugural Address"

28th	March 4, 1897 (Thursday)	First inauguration of William McKinley	Front of original Senate Wing U.S. Capitol	Melville Fuller, Chief Justice	3968 words Full text Wikisource has information on "William McKinley's First Inaugural Address"

29th	March 4, 1901 (Monday)	Second inauguration of William McKinley	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Melville Fuller, Chief Justice	2218 words Full text Wikisource has information on "William McKinley's Second Inaugural Address"

—	September 14, 1901 (Saturday)	First inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt (Extraordinary inauguration)	Ansley Wilcox Home, Buffalo, New York	John R. Hazel, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York	—

30th	March 4, 1905 (Saturday)	Second inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Melville Fuller, Chief Justice	984 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Theodore Roosevelt's Inaugural Address"

31st	March 4, 1909 (Thursday)	Inauguration of William Howard Taft	Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol	Melville Fuller, Chief Justice	5434 words Full text Wikisource has information on "William Howard Taft's Inaugural Address"

32nd	March 4, 1913 (Tuesday)	First inauguration of Woodrow Wilson	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Edward D. White, Chief Justice of the United States	1704 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address"

33rd	March 5, 1917 (Monday)	Second inauguration of Woodrow Wilson	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Edward D. White Chief Justice	1526 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Woodrow Wilson's Second Inaugural Address"

34th	March 4, 1921 (Friday)	Inauguration of Warren G. Harding	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Edward D. White Chief Justice	3329 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Warren Harding's Inaugural Address"

—	August 3, 1923 (Friday)	First inauguration of Calvin Coolidge (Extraordinary inauguration)	Coolidge Homestead, Plymouth Notch, Vermont	John Calvin Coolidge Notary public	—

35th	March 4, 1925 (Wednesday)	Second inauguration of Calvin Coolidge	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	William Howard Taft Chief Justice of the United States	4055 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Calvin Coolidge's Inaugural Address"

36th	March 4, 1929 (Monday)	Inauguration of Herbert Hoover	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	William H. Taft Chief Justice	3672 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Herbert Hoover's Inaugural Address"

37th	March 4, 1933 (Saturday)	First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Charles E. Hughes Chief Justice of the United States	1880 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address"

38th	January 20, 1937 (Wednesday)	Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Charles E. Hughes Chief Justice	1800 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Franklin Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address"

39th	January 20, 1941 (Monday)	Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Charles E. Hughes Chief Justice	1359 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Franklin Roosevelt's third Inaugural Address"

40th	January 20, 1945 (Saturday)	Fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	South Portico, White House	Harlan F. Stone Chief Justice of the United States	559 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Franklin Roosevelt's Fourth Inaugural Address"

—	April 12, 1945 (Thursday)	First inauguration of Harry S. Truman (Extraordinary inauguration)	Cabinet Room, White House	Harlan F. Stone Chief Justice	—

41st	January 20, 1949 (Thursday)	Second inauguration of Harry S. Truman	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Fred M. Vinson Chief Justice of the United States	2273 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Address"

42nd	January 20, 1953 (Tuesday)	First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Fred M. Vinson Chief Justice	2459 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Dwight Eisenhower's First Inaugural Address"

43rd	January 21, 1957 (Monday)	Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Earl Warren Chief Justice of the United States	1658 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Dwight Eisenhower's Second Inaugural Address"

44th	January 20, 1961 (Friday)	Inauguration of John F. Kennedy	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Earl Warren Chief Justice	1366 words Full text Wikisource has information on "John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address"

—	November 22, 1963 (Friday)	First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson (Extraordinary inauguration)	Air Force One, Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas	Sarah T. Hughes Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	—

45th	January 20, 1965 (Wednesday)	Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Earl Warren Chief Justice	1507 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Lyndon Johnson's Inaugural Address"

46th	January 20, 1969 (Monday)	First inauguration of Richard Nixon	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Earl Warren Chief Justice	2128 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Richard Nixon's First Inaugural Address"

47th	January 20, 1973 (Saturday)	Second inauguration of Richard Nixon	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Warren Burger Chief Justice of the United States	1803 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Richard Nixon's Second Inaugural Address"

—	August 9, 1974 (Friday)	Inauguration of Gerald Ford (Extraordinary inauguration)	East Room, White House	Warren Burger Chief Justice	—

48th	January 20, 1977 (Thursday)	Inauguration of Jimmy Carter	East Portico, U.S. Capitol	Warren Burger Chief Justice	1229 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Address"

49th	January 20, 1981 (Tuesday)	First inauguration of Ronald Reagan	West Front, U.S. Capitol	Warren Burger Chief Justice	2427 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address"

50th	January 21, 1985 (Monday)	Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan	Rotunda, U.S. Capitol	Warren Burger Chief Justice	2561 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Ronald Reagan's Second Inaugural Address"

51st	January 20, 1989 (Friday)	Inauguration of George H. W. Bush	West Front, U.S. Capitol	William Rehnquist Chief Justice of the United States	2320 words Full text Wikisource has information on "George H. W. Bush's Inaugural Address"

52nd	January 20, 1993 (Wednesday)	First inauguration of Bill Clinton	West Front, U.S. Capitol	William Rehnquist Chief Justice	1598 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Bill Clinton's First Inaugural Address"

53rd	January 20, 1997 (Monday)	Second inauguration of Bill Clinton	West Front, U.S. Capitol	William Rehnquist Chief Justice	2155 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Bill Clinton's Second Inaugural Address"

54th	January 20, 2001 (Saturday)	First inauguration of George W. Bush	West Front, U.S. Capitol	William Rehnquist Chief Justice	1592 words Full text Wikisource has information on "George W. Bush's First Inaugural Address"

55th	January 20, 2005 (Thursday)	Second inauguration of George W. Bush	West Front, U.S. Capitol	William Rehnquist Chief Justice	2071 words Full text Wikisource has information on "George W. Bush's Second Inaugural Address"

56th	January 20, 2009 (Tuesday)	First inauguration of Barack Obama	West Front, U.S. Capitol	John Roberts Chief Justice of the United States	2395 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Barack Obama's First Inaugural Address"

57th	January 21, 2013 (Monday)	Second inauguration of Barack Obama	West Front, U.S. Capitol	John Roberts Chief Justice	2096 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address"

58th	January 20, 2017 (Friday)	Inauguration of Donald Trump	West Front, U.S. Capitol	John Roberts Chief Justice	1433 words Full text Wikisource has information on "Donald Trump's Inaugural Address"

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In 1793, Washington gave the shortest inaugural address, just 135 words.

final_sentence: In 1793, Washington gave the shortest inaugural address, just 135 words.