1ST INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
GEORGE
WASHINGTON
April 30, 1789
VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN
ADAMS
April 30, 1789
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
George Washington was sworn-in as the 1st President of the United States, and John Adams was sworn-in as the 1st Vice President of the United States.
Location:
Balcony, Federal Hall,
New York, NY
Weather:
Clear and cool
Bible Used:
The Holy Bible from St. John’s Masonic Lodge, No. 1, opened at random due to haste to Genesis 49:13
FACTS, FIRSTS, & PRECEDENTS
First inauguration.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE SENATE
Delivered by John Adams on April 21, 1789, upon acceptance of the office of Vice President of the United States.
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to George Washington
by the Honorable Robert Livingston,
Chancellor of the State of New York
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“…the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.”
President George Washington
Read full address in the Congressional Record
View hand-written copy of the address