Who was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.?
Thomas Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C., in 1801. Where did the oath of office come from? The oath of office was written in Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. It reads, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of the 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 began the tradition of the inaugural parade? Following the inauguration for his second term, Thomas Jefferson rode a horse from the Capitol steps to the White House (which was then called the President’s House) amid music and watched by an unplanned crowd of mechanics who had been working at the nearby Navy Yard. That procession grew into today’s Inaugural Parade. At which president’s inaugural did poet Robert Frost read? Robert Frost read his poem “The Gift Outright” at the 1961 inauguration of John F. Kennedy. In honor of JFK, Bill Cli
