President James Buchanan, 1857
Vice President |
John
C. Breckinridge |
Inauguration Date |
Wednesday,
March 4, 1857 |
Location |
East
Portico, U.S. Capitol |
Oath Administered By: |
Roger
B. Taney, Chief Justice |
Bible Used: |
Bible purchased by William Carroll, Clerk of the Supreme Court. It is identical to the Bible used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861, and both are dedicated to Carroll's wife Sally. |
Length of Inaugural Address: |
2,822
words |
Attire (what the president wore): |
Unknown |
Weather: |
Sunny.
Estimated noon temperature of 49°F. |
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: |
Buchanan's was the first known photographed Inaugural ceremony. |