President Andrew Jackson, 1829
Vice President |
John
C. Calhoun |
Inauguration Date |
Wednesday,
March 4, 1829 |
Location |
East
Portico, U.S. Capitol |
Oath Administered By: |
John
Marshall, Chief Justice |
Bible Used: |
Unknown |
Length of Inaugural Address: |
1,125
words |
Attire (what the president wore): |
Suit of plain black cloth, manufactured in Baltimore |
Weather: |
Warm
and balmy. Estimated noon temperature of 57°F. |
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: |
- Jackson's first Inauguration was the first
Inaugural ceremony held on the east front of the U.S. Capitol.
- Outgoing President John Quincy Adams did not attend his succesor's Inaugural Ceremony. Relations between the two men were not good after the bitter campaign of 1828. Jackson blamed the verbal attacks made by Adams and his political allies for the death of his wife.
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