14TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
WILLIAM H.
HARRISON
March 4, 1841
VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN
TYLER
March 4, 1841
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
William H. Harrison was sworn-in as the 9th President of the United States, and John Tyler was sworn-in as the 10th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Overcast with a cold wind. Estimated noon temperature of 48°F.
FACTS, FIRSTS, & PRECEDENTS
Harrison was the first president to arrive in Washington, D.C. by train; The first official Inaugural Committee was formed by citizens of D.C. to plan the parade and Inaugural Ball; President who has delivered the longest Inaugural Address (8,445 words). He died of pneumonia one month later, believed to have been brought on by prolonged exposure to bad weather at his March 4 Inauguration.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to John Tyler
by the Honorable William R. King,
Senate President pro tempore
VICE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Delivered by Vice President John Tyler to the Senate
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“The broad foundation upon which our Constitution rests being the people—a breath of theirs having made, as a breath can unmake, change, or modify it—it can be assigned to none of the great divisions of government but to that of democracy.”
President William H. Harrison
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to William H. Harrison
by the Honorable Roger B. Taney,
Chief Justice of the United States