Facts, Firsts and Precedents
The table below is sorted chronologically by date with the most recent at the top.
Inaugural Event | President | Fact, First or Precedent |
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Fifty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 2009 |
Barack H. Obama |
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Fifty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
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Fifty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 2001 |
George W. Bush |
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Fifty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1997 |
William J. Clinton |
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Fiftieth Inaugural Ceremonies January 21, 1985 |
Ronald W. Reagan |
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Forty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1981 |
Ronald W. Reagan |
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Forty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1977 |
James E. Carter |
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Swearing-In of Vice President Gerald R. Ford after the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon August 9, 1974 |
Gerald R. Ford |
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Forty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1973 |
Richard M. Nixon |
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Forty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1969 |
Richard M. Nixon |
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Forty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1965 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson |
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Swearing-In of Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson after the assassination of President John F. Ken November 22, 1963 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson |
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Forty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1961 |
John F. Kennedy |
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Forty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1957 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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Forty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1953 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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Forty-First Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1949 |
Harry S. Truman |
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Swearing-In of Vice President Harry S. Truman after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt April 12, 1945 |
Harry S. Truman |
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Fortieth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1945 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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Thirty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1941 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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Thirty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies January 20, 1937 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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Thirty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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Thirty-Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1929 |
Herbert C. Hoover |
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Thirty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1925 |
Calvin Coolidge |
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Swearing-In of Vice President Calvin Coolidge after the death of President Warren G. Harding August 3, 1923 |
Calvin Coolidge |
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Thirty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1921 |
Warren G. Harding |
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Thirty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies March 5, 1917 |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Thirty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1913 |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Thirty-First Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1909 |
William H. Taft |
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Thirtieth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1905 |
Theodore Roosevelt |
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Swearing-In of Vice President Theodore Roosevelt after the assassination of President William McKinl September 14, 1901 |
Theodore Roosevelt |
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Twenty-Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1901 |
William McKinley |
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Twenty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1897 |
William McKinley |
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Twenty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1885 |
Grover Cleveland |
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Swearing-In of Vice President Chester Arthur after the assassination of President James Garfield September 20, 1881 |
Chester A. Arthur |
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Twenty-Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1881 |
James A. Garfield |
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Twenty-Third Inaugural Ceremonies March 5, 1877 |
Rutherford B. Hayes |
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Twenty-Second Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1873 |
Ulysses S. Grant |
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Twenty-First Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1869 |
Ulysses S. Grant |
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Swearing-In of Vice President Andrew Johnson after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln April 15, 1865 |
Andrew Johnson |
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Twentieth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1865 |
Abraham Lincoln |
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Nineteenth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1861 |
Abraham Lincoln |
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Eighteenth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1857 |
James Buchanan |
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Seventeenth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1853 |
Franklin Pierce |
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Sixteenth Inaugural Ceremonies March 5, 1849 |
Zachary Taylor |
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Fifteenth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1845 |
James K. Polk |
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Swearing-In of Vice President John Tyler after the death of President William H. Harrison April 6, 1841 |
John Tyler |
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Fourteenth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1841 |
William H. Harrison |
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Thirteenth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1837 |
Martin Van Buren |
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Twelfth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1833 |
Andrew Jackson |
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Eleventh Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1829 |
Andrew Jackson |
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Tenth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1825 |
John Quincy Adams |
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Ninth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1821 |
James Monroe |
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Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1817 |
James Monroe |
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Sixth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1809 |
James Madison |
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Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1805 |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Fourth Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1801 |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Third Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1797 |
John Adams |
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Second Inaugural Ceremonies March 4, 1793 |
George Washington |
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First Inaugural Ceremonies April 30, 1789 |
George Washington |
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