Inauguration of Martin Van Buren
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Date | March 4, 1837 |
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Location | United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
Participants | President of the United States, Martin Van Buren Roger B. Taney Richard Mentor Johnson |
The inauguration of Martin Van Buren as the eighth President of the United States took place on Saturday, March 4, 1837. The inauguration marked the commencement of the only four-year term of Martin Van Buren as President and Richard Mentor Johnson as Vice President. Van Buren was sworn in as President by Chief Justice Roger Taney on March 4, a sunny and cold day. For the first time in inaugural history, the outgoing President (Andrew Jackson) and incoming President rode together to the Capitol.[1]
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