Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Inaugural Web Site. January 20, 2009; Printed from inaugural.senate.gov.

President George Washington, 1793

Vice President John Adams
Inauguration Date Monday, March 4, 1793
Location Senate Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia
Oath Administered By: William Cushing, Associate Justice of Supreme Court
Bible Used: Unknown
Length of Inaugural Address: 133 words
Attire (what the president wore): Black velvet suit; diamond knee buckles; black silk stockings; silver shoe buckles; dress sword with richly ornamented hilt
Weather: Hazy sunshine and mild. Estimated noon temperature, 61°F.
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: Washington's Inaugural address was the shortest ever delivered by a President.