Chronology of Swearing-In Events
The table below is sorted chronologically by date with the most recent at the top.
| Date | Event | President | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2009 | Fifty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Barack H. Obama | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 2005 | Fifty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | George W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 2001 | Fifty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | George W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1997 | Fifty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies | William J. Clinton | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1993 | Fifty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies | William J. Clinton | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1989 | Fifty-First Inaugural Ceremonies | George H.W. Bush | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 21, 1985 | Fiftieth Inaugural Ceremonies | Ronald W. Reagan | Rotunda, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1981 | Forty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies | Ronald W. Reagan | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1977 | Forty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies | James E. Carter | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| August 9, 1974 | Swearing-In of Vice President Gerald R. Ford after the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon | Gerald R. Ford | East Room, The White House Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1973 | Forty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Richard M. Nixon | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1969 | Forty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Richard M. Nixon | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1965 | Forty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Lyndon Baines Johnson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| November 22, 1963 | Swearing-In of Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson after the assasination of President John F. Kennedy | Lyndon Baines Johnson | Conference Room aboard Air Force One, Love Field Dallas, TX |
| January 20, 1961 | Forty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | John F. Kennedy | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1957 | Forty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies | Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1953 | Forty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies | Dwight D. Eisenhower | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1949 | Forty-First Inaugural Ceremonies | Harry S. Truman | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| April 12, 1945 | Swearing-In of Vice President Harry S. Truman after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt | Harry S. Truman | Cabinet Room, The White House Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1945 | Fortieth Inaugural Ceremonies | Franklin D. Roosevelt | South Portico, The White House Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1941 | Thirty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1937 | Thirty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1933 | Thirty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Franklin D. Roosevelt | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1929 | Thirty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Herbert C. Hoover | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1925 | Thirty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Calvin Coolidge | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| August 3, 1923 | Swearing-In of Vice President Calvin Coolidge after the death of President Warren G. Harding | Calvin Coolidge | His father’s residence, Plymouth, VT |
| March 4, 1921 | Thirty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | Warren G. Harding | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 5, 1917 | Thirty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies | Woodrow Wilson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1913 | Thirty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies | Woodrow Wilson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1909 | Thirty-First Inaugural Ceremonies | William H. Taft | Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1905 | Thirtieth Inaugural Ceremonies | Theodore Roosevelt | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| September 14, 1901 | Swearing-In of Vice President Theodore Roosevelt after the assasination of President William McKinley | Theodore Roosevelt | Ansley Wilcox Residence, Buffalo, NY |
| March 4, 1901 | Twenty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies | William McKinley | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1897 | Twenty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies | William McKinley | In front of the Original Senate Wing, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1893 | Twenty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Grover Cleveland | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1889 | Twenty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Benjamin Harrison | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1885 | Twenty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Grover Cleveland | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| September 20, 1881 | Swearing-In of Vice President Chester Arthur after the assassination of President James Garfield | Chester A. Arthur | |
| March 4, 1881 | Twenty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | James A. Garfield | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 5, 1877 | Twenty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies | Rutherford B. Hayes | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1873 | Twenty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies | Ulysses S. Grant | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1869 | Twenty-First Inaugural Ceremonies | Ulysses S. Grant | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| April 15, 1865 | Swearing-In of Vice President Andrew Johnson after the assasination of President Abraham Lincoln | Andrew Johnson | Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Kirkwood Hotel Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1865 | Twentieth Inaugural Ceremonies | Abraham Lincoln | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1861 | Nineteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Abraham Lincoln | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1857 | Eighteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | James Buchanan | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1853 | Seventeenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Franklin Pierce | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| July 10, 1850 | Swearing-In of Vice President Millard Fillmore after the death of President Zachary Taylor | Millard Fillmore | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 5, 1849 | Sixteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Zachary Taylor | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1845 | Fifteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | James K. Polk | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| April 6, 1841 | Swearing-In of Vice President John Tyler after the death of President William H. Harrison | John Tyler | Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Brown's Hotel Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1841 | Fourteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | William H. Harrison | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1837 | Thirteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Martin Van Buren | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1833 | Twelfth Inaugural Ceremonies | Andrew Jackson | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1829 | Eleventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Andrew Jackson | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1825 | Tenth Inaugural Ceremonies | John Quincy Adams | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1821 | Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies | James Monroe | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1817 | Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies | James Monroe | The Front, Old Brick Capitol (current site of the U.S. Supreme Court building Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1813 | Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies | James Madison | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1809 | Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | James Madison | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1805 | Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Thomas Jefferson | Senate Chamber, Congress Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| March 4, 1801 | Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | Thomas Jefferson | Senate Chamber, Congress Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| March 4, 1797 | Third Inaugural Ceremonies | John Adams | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1793 | Second Inaugural Ceremonies | George Washington | Senate Chamber, Congress Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| April 30, 1789 | First Inaugural Ceremonies | George Washington | Balcony, Federal Hall New York, NY |