page_title: First inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
hierarchical_section_title: First inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
caption_attribution_description: Inauguration of President Grant on March 4, 1869.
context_page_description: The first inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as the 18th President of the United States took place on March 4, 1869, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 21st inauguration and marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Ulysses S. Grant as President and the only term of Schuyler Colfax as Vice President. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administered the presidential oath of office. Outgoing president Andrew Johnson did not attend the inaugural ceremonies, as President-elect Grant refused to sit with him in the carriage going to it. Instead, he was in the White House signing last-minute legislation.
  Grant's 1869 inaugural parade was grander than any of those before him. Eight full divisions of soldiers marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on that day. Windows overlooking the parade route sold for very high prices. This is also the first time ever that special tickets were required for admission to the Capitol on inauguration day. That evening, a ball was held in the Treasury Building.
context_section_description: The first inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as the 18th President of the United States took place on March 4, 1869, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 21st inauguration and marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Ulysses S. Grant as President and the only term of Schuyler Colfax as Vice President. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administered the presidential oath of office. Outgoing president Andrew Johnson did not attend the inaugural ceremonies, as President-elect Grant refused to sit with him in the carriage going to it. Instead, he was in the White House signing last-minute legislation.
  Grant's 1869 inaugural parade was grander than any of those before him. Eight full divisions of soldiers marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on that day. Windows overlooking the parade route sold for very high prices. This is also the first time ever that special tickets were required for admission to the Capitol on inauguration day. That evening, a ball was held in the Treasury Building.
caption: Grant speaking during his inauguration at the United States Capitol.
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