4TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
THOMAS
JEFFERSON
March 4, 1801
VICE PRESIDENT
AARON
BURR
March 4, 1801
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
Thomas Jefferson was sworn-in as the 3rd President of the United States, and Aaron Burr was sworn-in as the 3rd Vice President of the United States.
Location:
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Mild and beautiful. Estimated noon temperature of 55°F.
FACTS, FIRSTS, & PRECEDENTS
First inauguration in Washington, D.C.; broke precedent by walking to and from his swearing-in ceremony, rather than riding in a carriage as his predecessors did; The Marine Band played at the Inauguration for the first time. (It has played at every inauguration since); For the first time, a newspaper (the National Intelligencer) printed the Inaugural address the morning of the Inauguration.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Aaron Burr
by the Honorable James Hillhouse,
Senate President pro tempore
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“Utterly, indeed, should I despair did not the presence of many whom I here see remind me that in the other high authorities provided by our Constitution I shall find resources of wisdom, of virtue, and of zeal on which to rely under all difficulties.”
President Thomas Jefferson
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Thomas Jefferson
by the Honorable John Marshall,
Chief Justice of the United States