The Fifty-Seventh Presidential Inauguration on January 21, 2013 presented by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

Swearing-In Ceremony for President Ulysses S. Grant

Twenty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1873

 

Inaugural Address

‘ Fellow-Citizens: Under Providence I have been called a second time to act as Executive over this great nation.’

Read the address
(Words: 1337)

Presidential Oath of Office

Administered to Ulysses S. Grant by the Honorable Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Library of Congress

  • Bible Used: Bible provided by D. W. Middleton, Clerk of the Supreme Court, opened to Isaiah 11:1-3.
  • Attire: Unknown

Vice Presidential Oath of Office

Administered to Henry Wilson.

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  • Location

    East Portico,
    U.S. Capitol
    Washington, DC

  • Facts, Firsts & Precedents

    Coldest March 4 Inauguration Day; the noon temperature was 16

  • Weather

    The morning low temperature of 4°F was a record for the month of March. The day remains the coldest March day on record. During the day, bitterly cold winds gusted up to 40 mph. By noon, the temperature had risen to 16°F. Wind chill temperatures were -15° to -30°F.