What Outgoing presidents did not attend inauguration?

While most outgoing presidents have appeared on the inaugural platform with their successor, six did not:

John Adams left Washington rather than attend the 1801 inauguration of Thomas Jefferson.
John Quincy Adams also left town, unwilling to be present for the 1829 inauguration of Andrew Jackson.

What president was the only one to take and administer the oath of office?

The presidential oath of office was administered to the new president by his father, John Calvin Coolidge Sr., who was a Vermont notary public and justice of the peace. On Tuesday, August 21, 1923, President Coolidge repeated the oath before Justice Adolph A.

Who was the first president to wear long pants for his swearing in ceremony?

Adams was the first to wear long trousers, rather than knee breeches.

Which President gave the shortest inaugural address?

George Washington’s second inaugural address remains the shortest ever delivered, at just 135 words.

Who gives the oath of office to the new President?

In order to assume his or her duties, the President-elect must recite the Oath of Office. The Oath is administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The President-elect places the left hand on the Bible, raises the right hand, and takes the Oath as directed by the Chief Justice.

Which presidents died the same day?

But was it just a coincidence? It is a fact of American history that three Founding Father Presidents—John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe—died on July 4, the Independence Day anniversary.

What are the exact words in the oath that the President must take?

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Which President was the only President to get married in the White House?

“I must go to dinner,” he wrote a friend, “but I wish it was to eat a pickled herring a Swiss cheese and a chop at Louis’ instead of the French stuff I shall find.” In June 1886 Cleveland married 21-year-old Frances Folsom; he was the only President married in the White House.

Which President was the only sworn in by his father?

At 2:30 on the morning of August 3, 1923, while visiting in Vermont, Calvin Coolidge received word that he was President. By the light of a kerosene lamp, his father, who was a notary public, administered the oath of office as Coolidge placed his hand on the family Bible.