Swearing-In Ceremony for President Ulysses S. Grant
Twenty-First Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1869
Inaugural Address
‘Citizens of the United States: Your suffrages having elected me to the office of President of the United States, I have, in conformity to the Constitution of our country, taken the oath of office prescribed therein.’
Read the address
(Words: 1122)
Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Ulysses S. Grant by the Honorable Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Twenty-First Inaugural Ceremonies
Henry Wright Smith/Library of Congress
The inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as president of the United States, March 4th, 1869
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Vice Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Schuyler Colfax.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Vice President Schuyler Colfax
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Location
East Portico,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC -
Facts, Firsts & Precedents
Andrew Johnson did not accompany President-elect Grant to the Capitol, nor did he attend the Inagural ceremonies. Instead, he remained at the White House signing last-minute legislation.
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Weather
Light rain all morning stopping just before noon. The afternoon was mostly sunny. Total rainfall was .11 inches and the estimated noon temperature was 40°F.