Chronology of Inaugural Addresses
| Date | Event | Inaugural Address | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2009 | Fifty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Barack Obama, 2009 | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 2005 | Fifty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by George W. Bush, 2005 | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 2001 | Fifty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by George W. Bush, 2001 | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1997 | Fifty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Bill Clinton, 1997 | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1993 | Fifty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Bill Clinton, 1993 | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1989 | Fifty-First Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by George H.W. Bush, 1989 | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 21, 1985 | Fiftieth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Ronald Reagan, 1985 | Rotunda, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1981 | Forty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Ronald Reagan, 1981 | West Front, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1977 | Forty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Jimmy Carter, 1977 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1973 | Forty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Richard M. Nixon, 1973 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1969 | Forty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Richard M. Nixon, 1969 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1965 | Forty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1965 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1961 | Forty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy, 1961 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1957 | Forty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1953 | Forty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1949 | Forty-First Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Harry S. Truman, 1949 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1945 | Fortieth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945 | South Portico, The White House Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1941 | Thirty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| January 20, 1937 | Thirty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1933 | Thirty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1929 | Thirty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Herbert Hoover, 1929 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1925 | Thirty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Calvin Coolidge, 1925 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1921 | Thirty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Warren G. Harding, 1921 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 5, 1917 | Thirty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Woodrow Wilson, 1917 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1913 | Thirty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Woodrow Wilson, 1913 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1909 | Thirty-First Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by William H. Taft, 1909 | Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1905 | Thirtieth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Theodore Roosevelt, 1905 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1901 | Twenty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by William McKinley, 1901 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1897 | Twenty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by William McKinley, 1897 | In front of the Original Senate Wing, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1893 | Twenty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Grover Cleveland, 1893 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1889 | Twenty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Benjamin Harrison, 1889 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1885 | Twenty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Grover Cleveland, 1885 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1881 | Twenty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by James A. Garfield, 1881 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 5, 1877 | Twenty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1873 | Twenty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Ulysses S. Grant, 1873 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1869 | Twenty-First Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Ulysses S. Grant, 1869 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1865 | Twentieth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln, 1865 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1861 | Nineteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln, 1861 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1857 | Eighteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by James Buchanan, 1857 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1853 | Seventeenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Franklin Pierce, 1853 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 5, 1849 | Sixteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Zachary Taylor, 1849 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1845 | Fifteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by James K. Polk, 1845 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1841 | Fourteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by William H. Harrison, 1841 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1837 | Thirteenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Martin Van Buren, 1837 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1833 | Twelfth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Andrew Jackson, 1833 | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1829 | Eleventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Andrew Jackson, 1829 | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1825 | Tenth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by John Quincy Adams, 1825 | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1821 | Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by James Monroe, 1821 | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1817 | Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by James Monroe, 1817 | The Front, Old Brick Capitol (current site of the U.S. Supreme Court building Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1813 | Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by James Madison, 1813 | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1809 | Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by James Madison, 1809 | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1805 | Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Thomas Jefferson, 1805 | Senate Chamber, Congress Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| March 4, 1801 | Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by Thomas Jefferson, 1801 | Senate Chamber, Congress Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| March 4, 1797 | Third Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by John Adams, 1797 | House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC |
| March 4, 1793 | Second Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by George Washington, 1793 | Senate Chamber, Congress Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| April 30, 1789 | First Inaugural Ceremonies | Inaugural Address by George Washington, 1789 | Balcony, Federal Hall New York, NY |