President Zachary Taylor, 1849

Vice President		Millard Fillmore
Inauguration Date		Monday, March 5, 1849
Location		East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Oath Administered By:		Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
Bible Used:		Unknown
Length of Inaugural Address:		1,087 words
Attire (what the president wore):		Unknown
Weather:		Cloudy with snow flurries. Heavy snow began during the Inaugural ball. Estimated noon temperature of 42°F.
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:		March 4, 1849 fell on a Sunday, so following precedent, Taylor was Inaugurated the next day, Monday, March 5, 1849. Three Inaugural balls were held that evening, and Taylor attended all of them. Zachary Taylor died in office on July 9, 1850, of apparent food poisoning.

Zachary Taylor, 1849 (Library of Congress)