13TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
MARTIN
VAN BUREN
March 4, 1837
VICE PRESIDENT
RICHARD M.
JOHNSON
March 4, 1837
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
Martin Van Buren was sworn-in as the 8th President of the United States, and Richard M. Johnson was sworn-in as the 9th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Sunny and brisk. Estimated noon temperature of 29°F.
FACTS, FIRSTS, & PRECEDENTS
First president who was not born a British subject; First time the President and President-elect rode to the Capitol together for the Inaugural Ceremonies.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Richard M. Johnson
by the Honorable William R. King,
Senate President pro tempore
VICE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Delivered by Richard M. Johnson to the Senate
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“…the perpetuity of our institutions depends upon ourselves; that if we maintain the principles on which they were established they are destined to confer their benefits on countless generations yet to come, and that America will present to every friend of mankind the cheering proof that a popular government, wisely formed, is wanting in no element of endurance or strength.”
President Martin Van Buren
Read full address in the Senate Journal
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Martin Van Buren
by the Honorable Roger B. Taney,
Chief Justice of the United States