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"I Do Solemnly Swear...": United States Presidential Inaugurations is a collection of each of the 54 inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001
History of All Presidential Inauguration Speeches
DATE
PRESIDENT
LOCATION
OATH ADMINISTERED BY
April 30, 1789
George Washington
Balcony of Federal Hall, New York City
Robert Livingston, Chancellor of State of New York
March 4, 1793
George Washington
Senate Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia
William Cushing, Associate Justice of Supreme Court
March 4, 1797
John Adams
House of Representatives Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia
Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice
March 4, 1801
Thomas Jefferson
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 4, 1805
Thomas Jefferson
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 4, 1809
James Madison
House Chamber, U.S. Capitol
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 4, 1813
James Madison
House Chamber, U.S. Capitol
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 4, 1817
James Monroe
In front of Old Brick Capitol (1st & A Sts., N.E.); now site of the Supreme Court Building
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 5, 1821
James Monroe
House Chamber, U.S. Capitol
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 4, 1825
John Q. Adams
House Chamber, U.S. Capitol
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 4, 1829
Andrew Jackson
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 4, 1833
Andrew Jackson
House Chamber, U.S. Capitol
John Marshall, Chief Justice
March 4, 1837
Martin Van Buren
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
March 4, 1841
William H. Harrison
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
April 6, 1841
John Tyler
Brown's Hotel, 6th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
William Cranch, Chief Judge of U.S. Circuit Court
March 4, 1845
James K. Polk
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
March 5, 1849
Zachary Taylor
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
July 10, 1850
Millard Fillmore
House Chamber, U.S. Capitol
William Cranch, Chief Judge of U.S. Circuit Court
March 4, 1853
Franklin Pierce
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
March 4, 1857
James Buchanan
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
March 4, 1861
Abraham Lincoln
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
March 4, 1865
Abraham Lincoln
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice
April 15, 1865
Andrew Johnson
Kirkwood Hotel, 12th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice
March 4, 1869
Ulysses S. Grant
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice
March 4, 1873
Ulysses S. Grant
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice
March 3, 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
Privately in Red Room, White House
Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice
March 5, 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
Publicly on East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice
March 4, 1881
James A. Garfield
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice
September 20, 1881
Chester A. Arthur
Privately at his residence, 123 Lexington Avenue, New York City
John R. Brady, Justice of the New York State Supreme Court
September 22, 1881
Chester A. Arthur
Publicly in the Office of the Vice President, U.S. Capitol
Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice
March 4, 1885
Grover Cleveland
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice
March 4, 1889
Benjamin Harrison
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice
March 4, 1893
Grover Cleveland
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice
March 4, 1897
William McKinley
In front of the Original Senate Wing, U.S. Capitol
Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice
March 4, 1901
William McKinley
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice
September 14, 1901
Theodore Roosevelt
Ansley Wilcox residence, Buffalo, New York
John R. Hazel, U.S. District Judge for Western District of New York
March 4, 1905
Theodore Roosevelt
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice
March 4, 1909
William H. Taft
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol
Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice
March 4, 1913
Woodrow Wilson
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Edward D. White, Chief Justice
March 4, 1917
Woodrow Wilson
Privately in President's Room, U.S. Capitol
Edward D. White, Chief Justice
March 5, 1917
Woodrow Wilson
Publicly on East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Edward D. White, Chief Justice
March 4, 1921
Warren G. Harding
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Edward D. White, Chief Justice
August 3, 1923
Calvin Coolidge
His father's residence, Plymouth, Vermont
John C. Coolidge, his father, a Notary Public
March 4, 1925
Calvin Coolidge
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
William H. Taft, Chief Justice
March 4, 1929
Herbert C. Hoover
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
William H. Taft, Chief Justice
March 4, 1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Charles E. Hughes, Chief Justice
January 20, 1937
Franklin D. Roosevelt
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Charles E. Hughes, Chief Justice
January 20, 1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Charles E. Hughes, Chief Justice
January 20, 1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South Portico, White House
Harlan F. Stone, Chief Justice
April 12, 1945
Harry S. Truman
Cabinet Room, White House
Harlan F. Stone, Chief Justice
January 20, 1949
Harry S. Truman
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Frederick Vinson, Chief Justice
January 20, 1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Frederick Vinson, Chief Justice
January 20, 1957
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Privately in East Room, White House
Earl Warren, Chief Justice
January 21, 1957
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Publicly on East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Earl Warren, Chief Justice
January 20, 1961
John F. Kennedy
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Earl Warren, Chief Justice
November 22, 1963
Lyndon B. Johnson
Conference room aboard Air Force One at Love Field, Dallas, Texas
Sarah T. Hughes, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas
January 20, 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Earl Warren, Chief Justice
January 20, 1969
Richard M. Nixon
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Earl Warren, Chief Justice
January 20, 1973
Richard M. Nixon
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice
August 9, 1974
Gerald R. Ford
East Room, White House
Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice
January 20, 1977
James E. Carter
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice
January 20, 1981
Ronald W. Reagan
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice
January 20, 1985
Ronald W. Reagan
Privately in North Entrance Hall, White House
Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice
January 21, 1985
Ronald W. Reagan
Publicly in Rotunda, U.S. Capitol
Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice
January 20, 1989
George H. W. Bush
West Front, U.S. Capitol
William Rehnquist, Chief Justice
January 20, 1993
William J. Clinton
West Front, U.S. Capitol
William Rehnquist, Chief Justice
January 20, 1997
William J. Clinton
West Front, U.S. Capitol
William Rehnquist, Chief Justice
January 20, 2001
George W. Bush
West Front, U.S. Capitol
William Rehnquist, Chief Justice
Presidential Inauguration Speeches (54)
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Although it was not required by the Constitution, George Washington presented the first Presidential inaugural address on April 30, 1789.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy, gives inaugural speech, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 1961 . (Photo: AP)
First Inaugural Address of President George Washington (1789)
Second Inaugural Address of President George Washington (1793)
Inaugural Address of President John Adams (1797)
First Inaugural Address of President Thomas Jefferson (1801)
Second Inaugural Address of President Thomas Jefferson (1805)
First Inaugural Address of President James Madison (1809)
Second Inaugural Address of President James Madison (1813)
First Inaugural Address of President James Monroe (1817)
Second Inaugural Address of President James Monroe (1821)
Inaugural Address of President John Quincy Adams (1825)
First Inaugural Address of President Andrew Jackson (1829)
Second Inaugural Address of President Andrew Jackson (1833)
Inaugural Address of President Martin Van Buren (1837)
Inaugural Address of President William Henry Harrison (1841)
Inaugural Address of President James Polk (1845)
Inaugural Address of President Zachary Taylor (1849)
Inaugural Address of President Franklin Pierce (1853)
Inaugural Address of President James Buchanan (1857)
First Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln (1861)
Second Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln (1965)
First Inaugural Address of President Ulysses S. Grant (1869)
Second Inaugural Address of President Ulysses S. Grant (1873)
Inaugural Address of President Rutherford B. Hayes (1877)
Inaugural Address of President James A. Garfield (1881)
Inaugural Address of President Grover Cleveland (1885)
Inaugural Address of President Benjamin Harrison (1889)
Second Inaugural Address of President Grover Cleveland (1893)
Inaugural Address of President William McKinley (1897)
Inaugural Address of President William McKinley (1901)
Inaugural Address of President Theodore Roosevelt (1905)
Inaugural Address of President William Howard Taft (1909)
First Inaugural Address of President Woodrow Wilson (1913)
Second Inaugural Address of President Woodrow Wilson (1917)
Inaugural Address of President Warren G. Harding (1921)
Inaugural Address of President Calvin Coolidge (1925)
Inaugural Address of President Herbert Hoover (1929)
First Inaugural Address of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933)
Second Inaugural Address of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1937)
Third Inaugural Address of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1941)
Fourth Inaugural Address of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1945)
Inaugural Address of President Harry S. Truman (1949)
First Inaugural Address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953)
Second Inaugural Address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1957)
Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy (1961)
Inaugural Address of President Lyndon Baines Johnson (1965)
First Inaugural Address of President Richard Milhous Nixon (1969)
Second Inaugural Address of President Richard Milhous Nixon (1973)
Inaugural Address of President Jimmy Carter (1977)
First Inaugural Address of President Ronald Reagan (1981)
Second Inaugural Address of President Ronald Reagan (1985)
Inaugural Address of President George Bush (1989)
First Inaugural Address of President William Jefferson Clinton (1993)
Second Inaugural Address of President William Jefferson Clinton (1997)
Inaugural Address of President George W. Bush (2001)
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