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The first inauguration of Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the United States was held on Wednesday, March 4, 1801. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Thomas Jefferson as president and the only four-year term of Aaron Burr as vice president. Jefferson was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John ...
The ceremony was first held in the nation's capital for Thomas Jefferson's inauguration in 1801. Harrison gave his speech outside in the bitter cold, which resulted in an illness that led to the ...
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence .
Jefferson's first inauguration, on March 4, 1801, was the first to be held in the nation's new capital, Washington, D.C. [13] That morning an artillery company on Capitol Hill had fired shots to welcome the daybreak, and in a first for a newspaper, Jefferson gave a copy of his speech to the National Intelligencer for it to be published and ...
President George Washington delivered the first-ever inaugural address on April 30, 1789, just two weeks after Congress unanimously elected him to serve as the nation's leader.
First inauguration of Donald Trump (7 P) I. Inauguration of Joe Biden (7 P) J. Inaugural addresses by Andrew Jackson (2 P) Inaugural addresses by Thomas Jefferson (2 ...
Thomas Jefferson believed that to preserve the very foundations of our Nation, we would need dramatic change from time to time. Well, my fellow Americans, this is our time. Let us embrace it.
First president to deliver his inaugural address from memory. [138] First president to affirm the oath of office rather than to swear it. [139] First president who had been elected to actively seek reelection but be defeated for nomination for a second term by his party. [140] [141] First president to have a Christmas tree in the White House. [135]