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President John Tyler, 1841

Vice President None
Inauguration Date   Thursday, April 6, 1841
Location   Brown's Hotel, 6th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
Oath Administered By:   William Cranch, Chief Judge of U.S. Circuit Court
Bible Used:   Unknown
Length of Inaugural Address:   No public address; gave short speech to cabinet members and others who attended his swearing-in at Brown's Hotel.
Attire (what the president wore):   Unknown
Weather:   Not applicable
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:   Tyler became the first Vice President to assume the Presidency upon the death of the President.

 

 

John Tyler Vice Presidential Bust (U.S. Senate Collection)

John Tyler Vice Presidential Bust (U.S. Senate Collection)

 

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