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President Andrew Jackson, 1829

Vice President John C. Calhoun
Inauguration Date   Wednesday, March 4, 1829
Location   East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Oath Administered By:   John Marshall, Chief Justice
Bible Used:   Unknown
Length of Inaugural Address:   1,125 words
Attire (what the president wore):   Suit of plain black cloth, manufactured in Baltimore
Weather:   Warm and balmy. Estimated noon temperature of 57°F.
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:  

Jackson's first Inauguration was the first Inaugural ceremony held on the east front of the U.S. Capitol.

Outgoing President John Quincy Adams did not attend his succesor's Inaugural Ceremony. Relations between the two men were not good after the bitter campaign of 1828. Jackson blamed the verbal attacks made by Adams and his political allies for the death of his wife.

 

 

Andrew Jackson, attributed to Thomas Sully, ca. 1857 (U.S. Senate Collection)

Andrew Jackson, attributed to Thomas Sully, ca. 1857 (U.S. Senate Collection)

 

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