3RD INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
JOHN
ADAMS
March 4, 1797
VICE PRESIDENT
THOMAS
JEFFERSON
March 4, 1797
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
John Adams was sworn-in as the 2nd President of the United States, and Thomas Jefferson was sworn-in as the 2nd Vice President of the United States.
Location:
House of Representatives Chamber, Congress Hall
Philadelphia, PA
Weather:
Fair. Estimated noon temperature of 53°F.
FACTS, FIRSTS, & PRECEDENTS
First president to receive the oath of office from a Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Thomas Jefferson
by the Honorable William Bingham,
Senate President pro tempore
VICE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Delivered to the Senate by Vice President Thomas Jefferson
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“I read it with great satisfaction, as the result of good heads prompted by good hearts, as an experiment better adapted to the genius, character, situation, and relations of this nation and country than any which had ever been proposed or suggested.”
President John Adams
Read full address in the Annals of Congress
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to John Adams
by the Honorable Oliver Ellsworth,
Chief Justice of the United States