President James Madison, 1809

Vice President		George Clinton
Inauguration Date		Saturday, March 4, 1809
Location		House chamber, U.S. Capitol
Oath Administered By:		John Marshall, Chief Justice
Bible Used:		Unknown
Length of Inaugural Address:		1,174 words
Attire (what the president wore):		Wore a suit made entirely of American grown, carded, woven, cut, and sewed wool.
Weather:		Cloudy. It rained the day before, leaving the streets muddy.
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:		The first Inaugural ball (on the evening of Inauguration Day) took place at Long's Hotel. Tickets cost $4 each.

James Madison, President of the United States [between 1809 and 1817]
(Library of Congress)