President Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1869

Vice President		Schuyler Colfax
Inauguration Date		Thursday, March 4, 1869
Location		East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Oath Administered By:		Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice
Bible Used:		Unknown
Length of Inaugural Address:		1,122 words
Attire (what the president wore):		Unknown
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.
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:		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. To see more images from Grant's 1869 Inauguration, visit the Senate Curator's Inaugural exhibit.

Ulysses S. Grant, by William F. Cogswell, 1868 (U.S. Senate Collection)