Inauguration of James K. Polk

Presidential Inauguration of James K. Polk

Date	March 4, 1845 (1845-03-04)
Location	Washington, D.C. United States Capitol
Participants	James K. Polk

Inauguration of James K. Polk as the 11th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, March 4, 1845, a rainy day with morning thunderstorms. The inauguration marked the commencement of the only four-year term of James K. Polk as President and George M. Dallas as Vice President. Polk was sworn in at the East Portico of the United States Capitol by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. This was the first inaugural ceremony to be reported by telegraph and to be shown in a newspaper illustration (in The Illustrated London News).^[1]

Sketches of ceremony in the Illustrated London News.

References

↑ "President James Knox Polk, 1845". Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Retrieved 2009-01-23.

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James K. Polk's Inaugural Address

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