President Rutherford
Birchard Hayes, 1877
Vice President |
William
Wheeler |
Inauguration Date |
Monday,
March 5, 1877 |
Location |
East
Portico, U.S. Capitol |
Oath Administered By: |
Morrison
R. Waite, Chief Justice |
Bible Used: |
Bible provided by D. W. Middleton, Clerk of the Supreme Court, open to Psalm 118:11-13 |
Length of Inaugural Address: |
2,481 words |
Attire (what the president wore): |
unknown |
Weather: |
Cloudy
with brief periods of light snow. Estimated noon temperature
of 35°F. |
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: |
March 4, 1877 fell on a Sunday, so Hayes privately took the oath of office on March 3 in the White House Red Room, prior to the public ceremony on March 5. |