What’s the history of the presidential inauguration? Here are all the dates of presidential inaugurations from George Washington to Donald Trump:
| PRESIDENT | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD | FOURTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | 4/30/1789 | 3/4/1793 | ||
| John Adams | 3/4/1797 | |||
| Thomas Jefferson | 3/4/1801 | 3/4/1805 | ||
| James Madison | 3/4/1809 | 3/4/1813 | ||
| James Monroe | 3/4/1817 | 3/5/1821 | ||
| John Quincy Adams | 3/4/1825 | |||
| Andrew Jackson | 3/4/1829 | 3/4/1833 | ||
| Martin Van Buren | 3/4/1837 | |||
| William Henry Harrison | 3/4/1841 | |||
| John Tyler | 4/6/1841 | |||
| James Knox Polk | 3/4/1845 | |||
| Zachary Taylor | 3/5/1849 | |||
| Millard Fillmore | 7/10/1850 | |||
| Franklin Pierce | 3/4/1853 | |||
| James Buchanan | 3/4/1857 | |||
| Abraham Lincoln | 3/4/1861 | 3/4/1865 | ||
| Andrew Johnson | 4/15/1865 | |||
| Ulysses S. Grant | 3/4/1869 | 3/4/1873 | ||
| Rutherford B. Hayes | 3/5/1877 | |||
| James A. Garfield | 3/4/1881 | |||
| Chester Arthur | 9/20/1881 | |||
| Grover Cleveland | 3/4/1885 | |||
| Benjamin Harrison | 3/4/1889 | |||
| Grover Cleveland | 3/4/1893 | |||
| William McKinley | 3/4/1897 | 3/4/1901 | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt | 9/14/1901 | 3/4/1905 | ||
| William Howard Taft | 3/4/1909 | |||
| Woodrow Wilson | 3/4/1913 | 3/5/1917 | ||
| Warren G. Harding | 3/4/1921 | |||
| Calvin Coolidge | 8/3/1923 | 3/4/1925 | ||
| Herbert Hoover | 3/4/1929 | |||
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | 3/4/1933 | 1/20/1937 | 1/20/1941 | 1/20/1945 |
| Harry S. Truman | 4/12/1945 | 1/20/1949 | ||
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1/20/1953 | 1/21/1957 | ||
| John F. Kennedy | 1/20/1961 | |||
| Lyndon B. Johnson | 11/22/1963 | 1/20/1965 | ||
| Richard M. Nixon | 1/20/1969 | 1/20/1973 | ||
| Gerald R. Ford | 8/9/1974 | |||
| Jimmy Carter | 1/20/1977 | |||
| Ronald Reagan | 1/20/1981 | 1/21/1985 | ||
| George Bush | 1/20/1989 | |||
| William J. Clinton | 1/20/1993 | 1/20/1997 | ||
| George W. Bush | 1/20/2001 | 1/20/2005 | ||
| Barack Obama | 1/20/2009 | 1/21/2013 | ||
| Donald J. Trump | 1/20/2017 |
Source: History in Pieces
Inauguration Day Schedule History
“Since 1937, Inauguration Day takes place on January 20 following a presidential election. The term of a president commences at noon (ET) on that day, when the Chief Justice administers the oath to the president. However, when January 20 falls on a Sunday, the Chief Justice administers the oath to the president on that day privately and then again in a public ceremony the next day, on Monday, January 21. The most recent presidential inauguration ceremony was the swearing in of Donald Trump to a four-year term of office on Friday, January 20, 2017.
The only inauguration element mandated by the United States Constitution is that the president make an oath or affirmation before that person can “enter on the Execution” of the office of the presidency. However, over the years, various traditions have arisen that have expanded the inauguration from a simple oath-taking ceremony to a day-long event, including parades, speeches, and balls.”
Source: Wikipedia
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