Inauguration of John Quincy Adams
Date | March 4, 1825 |
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Location | United States Senator — Administering oath |
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The inauguration of John Quincy Adams as the
Background
John Quincy Adams was elected president by the
Inauguration
Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall administered the oath of office to the new president.[2] Adams, as he recalled later, placed his hand upon on a book of law rather than the Bible itself as he recited the oath.[2] This may have been common practice at the time; there is no concrete evidence that any president from John Adams to John Tyler used a Bible to swear the oath upon.[3][4] His inaugural address was 2,915 words long.[5]
Adams wore a short haircut instead of long hair tied in a queue[6] and long trousers instead of knee breeches, thus becoming the first president to have made the change of dress at the inaugural ceremony.[2] The weather that day was described as 'rainy' with a total rainfall of 0.79 inches (20 mm). The estimated noon temperature was 47 °F (8 °C).[2]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60520-563-2.
- ^ a b c d "10th Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1825". Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Retrieved 25 Jan 2021.
- ^ Malone, Noreen. "Why Doesn't Every President Use the Lincoln Bible?". Slate. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ McNamara, Robert. "The Five Worst Inaugural Addresses of the 19th Century". About.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ Peters, Gerhard (ed.). "Inaugural Addresses (including length in words) Washington – Trump". University of California, Santa Barbara: The American Presidency Project. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ISBN 9781440865916. Retrieved November 9, 2019.