The inauguration of John Adams as the
second
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president of the United States was held on Saturday, March 4, 1797, in the
House of Representatives Chamber of
Congress Hall in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The
inauguration
In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inaugu ...
marked the commencement of the only four-year term of
John Adams as president and of
Thomas Jefferson as
vice president. The
presidential oath of office was administered to John Adams by
Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth. Adams was the first president to receive the oath of office from a
Chief Justice of the United States,
and the first head of state to peacefully and legally succeed to office from a living predecessor since
Louis I of Spain in 1724.
See also
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Presidency of John Adams
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1796 United States presidential election
The 1796 United States presidential election was the third quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 1796. It was the first contested American presidential election, the first presidential el ...
References
External links
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Full textbartleby.comFull textYale Law School, Lillian Goldman Law LibraryCorpus of Political Speeches
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Hong Kong Baptist University Library
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