PAST INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
Since 1901, and in accordance with the 20th Amendment of the United States Constitution, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) has been responsible for the planning and execution of the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President-elect and Vice President-elect of the United States at the Capitol.
60th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Donald J. Trump
and Vice President JD Vance
January 20, 2025
Rotunda, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
59th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Joseph R. Biden
and Vice President Kamala D. Harris
January 20, 2021
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
58th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Donald J. Trump
and Vice President Michael Richard Pence
January 20, 2017
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
57th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Barack H. Obama
and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
January 21, 2013
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
56th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Barack H. Obama
and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
January 20, 2009
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
55th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President George W. Bush
and Vice President Dick Cheney
January 20, 2005
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
54th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President George W. Bush
and Vice President Dick Cheney
January 20, 2001
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
53rd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President William J. Clinton
and Vice President Albert A. Gore Jr
January 20, 1997
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
52nd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President William J. Clinton
and Vice President Albert A. Gore Jr.
January 20, 1993
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
51st
Inaugural Ceremonies
President George H. W. Bush
and Vice President J. Danforth Quayle
January 20, 1989
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
50th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Ronald W. Reagan
and Vice President George H.W. Bush
January 21, 1985
Rotunda, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
49th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Ronald W. Reagan
and Vice President George H.W. Bush
January 20, 1981
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
48th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President James E. Carter
and Vice President Walter Mondale
January 20, 1977
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing-In Ceremony
(after the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon)
President Gerald R. Ford
August 9, 1974
East Room, The White House
Washington, D.C.
47th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Richard M. Nixon
and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
January 20, 1973
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
46th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Richard M. Nixon
and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
January 20, 1969
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
45th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Lyndon Baines Johnson
and Vice President Hubert Humphrey
January 20, 1965
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing Ceremony
(after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy)
President Lyndon Baines Johnson
November 22, 1963
Conference Room Aboard Air Force One
Dallas, TX
44th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President John F. Kennedy
and Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson
January 20, 1961
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
43rd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and Vice President Richard M. Nixon
January 21, 1957
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
42nd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and Vice President Richard M. Nixon
January 20, 1953
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
41st
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Harry S. Truman
and Vice President Alben W. Barkley
January 20, 1949
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing-In Ceremony
(after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt)
President Harry S. Truman
April 12, 1945
Cabinet Room, The White House
Washington, D.C.
40th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Vice President Harry S. Truman
January 20, 1945
The White House
Washington, D.C.
39th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Vice President Henry A. Wallace
January 20, 1941
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
38th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Vice President John Nance Garner
January 20, 1937
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
37th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Vice President John Nance Garner
March 4, 1933
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
36th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Herbert C. Hoover
and Vice President Charles Curtis
March 4, 1929
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
35th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Calvin Coolidge
and Vice President Charles Dawes
March 4, 1925
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing-In Ceremony
(after the death of President Warren G. Harding)
President Calvin Coolidge
August 3, 1923
His Father’s Residence
Plymouth, VT
34th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Warren G. Harding
and Vice President Calvin Coolidge
March 4, 1921
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
33rd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Woodrow Wilson
and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
March 4, 1917
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
32nd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Woodrow Wilson
and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
March 4, 1913
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
31st
Inaugural Ceremonies
President William H. Taft
and Vice President James S. Sherman
March 4, 1909
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
30th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Theodore Roosevelt
and Vice President Charles Fairbanks
March 4, 1905
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing-In Ceremony
(after the assassination of President William McKinley)
President Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Ansley Wilcox Residence
Buffalo, NY
29th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President William McKinley
and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt
March 4, 1901
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
28th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President William McKinley
and Vice President Garret Hobart
March 4, 1897
In front of the Original Senate Wing,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
27th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Grover Cleveland
and Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson
March 4, 1893
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
26th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Benjamin Harrison
and Vice President Levi P. Morton
March 4, 1889
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
25th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Grover Cleveland
and Vice President Thomas Hendricks
March 4, 1885
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing-In Ceremony
(after the assassination of President James Garfield)
President Chester A. Arthur
September 20, 1881
Chester Arthur’s Private Residence,
123 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY
24th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President James A. Garfield
and Vice President Chester A. Arthur
March 4, 1881
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
23rd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Rutherford B. Hayes
and Vice President William Wheeler
March 5, 1877
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
22nd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Ulysses S. Grant
and Vice President Henry Wilson
March 4, 1873
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
21st
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Ulysses S. Grant
and Vice President Schuyler Colfax
March 4, 1869
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing-In Ceremony
(after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln)
President Andrew Johnson
April 15, 1865
Kirkwood Hotel
Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C.
20th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Abraham Lincoln
and Vice President Andrew Johnson
March 4, 1865
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
19th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Abraham Lincoln
and Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
March 4, 1861
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
18th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President James Buchanan
and Vice President John C. Breckenridge
March 4, 1857
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
17th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Franklin Pierce
and Vice President William King
March 4, 1853
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing-In Ceremony
(after the death of President Zachary Taylor)
President Millard Fillmore
July 10, 1850
House of Representatives Chamber,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
16th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Zachary Taylor
and Vice President Millard Fillmore
March 5, 1849
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
15th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President James K. Polk
and Vice President George M. Dallas
March 4, 1845
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Swearing-In Ceremony
(after the death of President William H. Harrison)
President John Tyler
April 6, 1841
Brown’s Hotel
Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C.
14th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President William H. Harrison
and Vice President John Tyler
March 4, 1841
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
13th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Martin Van Buren
and Vice President Richard M. Johnson
March 4, 1837
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
12th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Andrew Jackson
and Vice President Martin Van Buren
March 4, 1833
House of Representatives Chamber,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
11th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Andrew Jackson
and Vice President John C. Calhoun
March 4, 1829
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
10th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President John Quincy Adams
and Vice President John C. Calhoun
March 4, 1825
House of Representatives Chamber,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
9th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President James Monroe
and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins
March 5, 1821
House of Representatives Chamber,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
8th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President James Monroe
and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins
March 4, 1817
The Front, Old Brick Capitol
(current site of the
U.S. Supreme Court building)
Washington, D.C.
7th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President James Madison
and Vice President Elbridge Gerry
March 4, 1813
House of Representatives Chamber,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
6th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President James Madison
and Vice President George Clinton
March 4, 1809
House of Representatives Chamber,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
5th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Thomas Jefferson
and Vice President George Clinton
March 4, 1805
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
4th
Inaugural Ceremonies
President Thomas Jefferson
and Vice President Aaron Burr
March 4, 1801
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
3rd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President John Adams
and Vice President Thomas Jefferson
March 4, 1797
House of Representatives Chamber,
Congress Hall
Philadelphia, PA
2nd
Inaugural Ceremonies
President George Washington
and Vice President John Adams
March 4, 1793
Senate Chamber, Congress Hall
Philadelphia, PA
1st
Inaugural Ceremonies
President George Washington
and Vice President John Adams
April 30, 1789
Balcony, Federal Hall
New York, NY