Inauguration of John Quincy Adams

The inauguration of John Quincy Adams as the sixth President of the United States took place on Friday, March 4, 1825, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. The inauguration marked the commencement of the only four-year term of John Quincy Adams as president and the first term of John C. Calhoun as vice president. Adams was the first president to have been the son of a former President–John Adams; and Calhoun, at age 42 on Inauguration Day, was the second-youngest vice president (after Daniel D. Tompkins, who was 3 months younger when inaugurated into office in 1817).

Presidential inauguration of
John Quincy Adams

Date	March 4, 1825 (1825-03-04)
Location	United States Capitol Washington, D.C.
Participants	John Quincy Adams 6th President of the United States — Assuming office John Marshall Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath John C. Calhoun 7th Vice President of the United States — Assuming office Andrew Jackson United States Senator — Administering oath
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Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall administered the Oath of office to the new president.[1] Adams, as he recalled later, placed his hand upon on a book of law rather than the Bible itself as he recited the oath.[1] 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.[2][3] His inaugural address was 2,911 words long.

Adams wore trousers instead of breeches, and was the first to make the change of dress.[1] 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).[1]