24TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
JAMES A.
GARFIELD
March 4, 1881
CHESTER A.
ARTHUR
THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
The Swearing-In Ceremony:
James A. Garfield was sworn-in as the 20th President of the United States. Chester A. Arthur was sworn-in as the 20th Vice President of the United States on the previous day, March 3, 1881.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Snow all night until about 10 a.m. The afternoon was sunny and windy. Estimated noon temperature of 57°F.
Bible:
Bible provided by James H. McKenney, Clerk of the Supreme Court, open to Proverbs 21:1.
FACTS, FIRSTS, AND PRECEDENTS
First president to review the Inaugural Parade from a stand built in front of the White House.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Chester A. Arthur
by outgoing Vice President William A. Wheeler
in the Senate Chamber on March 3, 1881
VICE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Delivered by Vice President upon swearing-in on March 3, 1881
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to James A. Garfield
by the Honorable Morrison R. Waite,
Chief Justice of the United States
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
President James A. Garfield