12TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
ANDREW
JACKSON
March 4, 1833
VICE PRESIDENT
MARTIN
VAN BUREN
March 4, 1833
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
Andrew Jackson was sworn-in for his second term as the 7th President of the United States, and Martin Van Buren was sworn-in as the 8th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Poor weather; a deep snow had fallen 3 days before, and snow still stood on the ground. Estimated noon temperature of 29°F.
FACTS, FIRSTS, & PRECEDENTS
Last time Chief Justice John Marshall administered the oath office; he presided over nine Inaugurations, from Adams to Jackson; Jackson’s second Inauguration was the first time two Inaugural Balls were held, one at Carusi’s, and one at the Central Masonic Hall.
TIMELINE
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Martin Van Buren
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“…I shall continue to exert all my faculties to maintain the just powers of the Constitution and to transmit unimpaired to posterity the blessings of our Federal Union.”
President Andrew Jackson
View hand-written copy of address
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Andrew Jackson
by the Honorable John Marshall,
Chief Justice of the United States