Inauguration of Martin Van Buren

Presidential Inauguration of Martin Van Buren

Date	March 4, 1837
Location	United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Participants	President of the United States, Martin Van Buren Assuming office Chief Justice of the United States, Roger B. Taney Administering oath Vice President of the United States Richard Mentor Johnson Assuming office

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]

See also

• United States presidential election, 1836

References

1. "President Martin Van Buren, 1837". Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Retrieved January 23, 2009.

External links

• More documents from the Library of Congress