2ND INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
GEORGE
WASHINGTON
March 4, 1793
VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN
ADAMS
March 4, 1793
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
George Washington was sworn-in for his second term as the 1st President of the United States, and John Adams was sworn-in for his second term as the 1st Vice President of the United States.
Location:
Senate Chamber, Congress Hall
Philadelphia, PA
Weather:
Hazy sunshine and mild. Estimated noon temperature of 61°F
FACTS, FIRSTS, & PRECEDENTS
First inauguration in Philadelphia, PA; Delivered the shortest inaugural address at just 135 words.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to John Adams
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to George Washington
by the Honorable William Cushing,
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“Previous to the execution of any official act of the President the Constitution requires an oath of office. This oath I am now about to take, and in your presence: That if it shall be found during my administration of the Government I have in any instance violated willingly or knowingly the injunctions thereof, I may (besides incurring constitutional punishment) be subject to the upbraidings of all who are now witnesses of the present solemn ceremony.”
President George Washington
Read full address in the Annals of Congress
View hand-written record of Inaugural Address