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{{short description|10th United States presidential inauguration}}
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The '''inauguration of [[John Quincy Adams]] of [[Massachusetts]]''' as the [[List of Presidents of the United States|sixth]] [[President of the United States]] took place on Friday, March 4, 1825, in the House Chamber of the [[U.S. Capitol]].
The '''inauguration of John Quincy Adams''' as the sixth [[president of the United States]] took place on Friday, March 4, 1825, in the House Chamber of the [[U.S. Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] The [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration]] marked the commencement of the only four-year term of [[John Quincy Adams]] as president and the first term of [[John C. Calhoun]] as [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. Adams was the first president to have been the son of a former president–[[John Adams]]; and Calhoun, at age 42 on Inauguration Day, was the second-youngest vice president (after [[Daniel D. Tompkins]], who was 3 months younger when inaugurated into office in 1817).


==Background==
The [[Inauguration of the President of the United States|inauguration]] marked the commencement of the four-year term of [[John Quincy Adams]] as President and the first term of [[John C. Calhoun]] as [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. Adams was sworn in by [[John Marshall]], [[Chief Justice of the United States]]. Adams wore a black "homespun" suit with [[trousers]] instead of [[breeches]].<ref name=Swearing-In>{{cite web|title=Swearing-In Ceremony for President John Quincy Adams; Tenth Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1825|url=http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/swearing-in/event/john-quincy-adams-1825|publisher=Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|accessdate=1 May 2013}}</ref> He was the first to make the change of dress. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice John Marshall inside the Hall of House Representatives.<ref name=Swearing-In /> The weather that day was described as 'rainy' with a total rainfall of 0.79 inches. The estimated noon temperature was 47°F.<ref name=Swearing-In /> Adams recalled later that he had taken his oath of office on a book of law rather than the [[Bible]] itself.<ref name=Swearing-In /> This may have been common practice at the time; there is no concrete evidence that any president from John Adams to John Tyler used a Bible to swear the oath.<ref>{{cite web|last=Malone|first=Noreen|title=Why Doesn't Every President Use the Lincoln Bible?|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2009/01/why_doesnt_every_president_use_the_lincoln_bible.html|publisher=Slate|accessdate=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref>McNamara, Robert. [http://history1800s.about.com/od/presidentialcampaigns/ss/worstinaugural_3.htm "The Five Worst Inaugural Addresses of the 19th Century"]. About.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.</ref> His inaugural address was 2,911 words long.<ref name=Swearing-In /> His father, [[John Adams]], the second [[President of the United States]], was alive when his son was sworn into office. [[John C. Calhoun]] of [[South Carolina]] was sworn into office as the nation's [[Vice President of the United States]]. Adams was 57 years of age and Calhoun was 43, one of the youngest vice presidents in the history of the [[United States of America]].
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John Quincy Adams was elected president by the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] after none of the four candidates secured a [[majority]] of votes in the [[United States electoral college|electoral college]] in the [[1824 United States presidential election|1824 presidential election]], as prescribed by the [[Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution]]. The outcome was assured when [[Henry Clay]], one of the front-runners, threw his support to Adams so that [[Andrew Jackson]]'s candidacy would fail.<ref name="CON"/> Jackson had polled more [[Direct election|popular votes]] in the election, but he did not gain enough electoral votes to win outright. Adams ran for re-election in [[1828 United States presidential election|1828]], but lost to Jackson.<ref name="CON">{{cite book |title=Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States |author=Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies |year=2008 |publisher=Cosimo |isbn=978-1-60520-563-2 |page=53 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NEuBAPI1ivwC&pg=PA53 }}</ref>


==Inauguration==
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The first son of a former President to be elected to the Nation's highest office,<ref name="CON"/> John Quincy Adams was chosen by the [[United States House of Representatives]] after none of the four candidates secured a [[majority]] of the [[electoral college]] vote in the [[United States presidential election, 1824|1824 presidential election]], in accordance with the [[Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twelfth Amendment]]. The outcome was assured when [[Henry Clay]], one of the front-runners, threw his support to Mr. Adams so that [[Andrew Jackson]]'s candidacy would fail.<ref name="CON"/> Jackson had polled more [[Direct election|popular votes]] in the election, but he did not gain enough electoral votes to win outright. Adams ran for president again in the [[United States presidential election, 1828|1828 presidential election]], but lost to Jackson.<ref name="CON">{{cite book |title=Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States |author=Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies |year=2008 |publisher=Cosimo |location= |isbn=978-1-60520-563-2 |page=53 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NEuBAPI1ivwC&pg=PA53&hl=en&ei=Ofk5TrHBH4-dgQe3zLHOBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate=}}</ref>
[[Chief Justice of the United States]] [[John Marshall]] administered the [[Oath of office of the president of the United States|oath of office]] to the new president.<ref name=10th-inaugural-ceremonies /> Adams, as he recalled later, placed his hand upon on a book of law rather than the [[Bible]] itself as he recited the oath.<ref name=10th-inaugural-ceremonies>{{cite web|title=10th Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1825|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/10th-inaugural-ceremonies|publisher=Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|access-date=25 Jan 2021}}</ref> This may have been common practice at the time; there is no concrete evidence that any president from John Adams to John Tyler used a Bible to swear the oath upon.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Malone|first=Noreen|title=Why Doesn't Every President Use the Lincoln Bible?|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2009/01/why_doesnt_every_president_use_the_lincoln_bible.html|magazine=Slate|date=19 January 2009 |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref>McNamara, Robert. [http://history1800s.about.com/od/presidentialcampaigns/ss/worstinaugural_3.htm "The Five Worst Inaugural Addresses of the 19th Century"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316152649/http://history1800s.about.com/od/presidentialcampaigns/ss/worstinaugural_3.htm |date=2012-03-16 }}. About.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.</ref> His inaugural address was 2,915 words long.<ref>{{cite web| editor-last=Peters| editor-first=Gerhard| url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/inaugurals.php| title=Inaugural Addresses (including length in words) Washington – Trump| publisher=The American Presidency Project| location=University of California, Santa Barbara| access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref>

Adams wore a short haircut instead of long hair tied in a [[Queue (hairstyle)#Other queues|queue]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=00qyDwAAQBAJ&q=John+Quincy+Adams++adopt+short+haircut&pg=PA182 |title=Presidents and Presidencies in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection– Google Knihy |date= October 7, 2019|access-date=November 9, 2019|isbn=9781440865916 |last1=Girard |first1=Jolyon P. |publisher=Abc-Clio }}</ref> and long [[trousers]] instead of [[Culottes|knee breeches]], thus [[List of United States presidential firsts#John Quincy Adams (1825–1829)|becoming the first president]] to have made the [[1820s in Western fashion#Men's wear|change of dress]] at the inaugural ceremony.<ref name=10th-inaugural-ceremonies/> The weather that day was described as 'rainy' with a total rainfall of {{convert|0.79|in|mm}}. The estimated noon temperature was {{convert|47|F}}.<ref name=10th-inaugural-ceremonies/>

==See also==
*[[Presidency of John Quincy Adams]]
*[[1824 United States presidential election]]


==References==
==References==
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{{wikisource|John Quincy Adams's Inaugural Address}}
{{wikisource|John Quincy Adams's Inaugural Address}}
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pi010.html More documents] from the ''[[Library of Congress]]''
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pi010.html More documents] from the ''[[Library of Congress]]''
*[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/qadams.asp Text of J.Q. Adams' Inaugural Address]


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Latest revision as of 11:00, 2 January 2025

Presidential inauguration of
John Quincy Adams
ADAMS, John Q-President (BEP engraved portrait).jpg
DateMarch 4, 1825; 199 years ago (1825-03-04)
LocationUnited States Capitol
Washington, D.C.
ParticipantsJohn Quincy Adams
6th president of the United States
— Assuming office
John Marshall
Chief Justice of the United States
— Administering oath
John C. Calhoun
7th vice president of the United States
— Assuming office
Andrew Jackson
United States Senator
— Administering oath
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1829 →

The inauguration of John Quincy Adams as the sixth president of the United States took place on Friday, March 4, 1825, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The inauguration marked the commencement of the only four-year term of John Quincy Adams as president and the first term of John C. Calhoun as vice president. Adams was the first president to have been the son of a former president–John Adams; and Calhoun, at age 42 on Inauguration Day, was the second-youngest vice president (after Daniel D. Tompkins, who was 3 months younger when inaugurated into office in 1817).

Background

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John Quincy Adams was elected president by the House of Representatives after none of the four candidates secured a majority of votes in the electoral college in the 1824 presidential election, as prescribed by the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution. The outcome was assured when Henry Clay, one of the front-runners, threw his support to Adams so that Andrew Jackson's candidacy would fail.[1] Jackson had polled more popular votes in the election, but he did not gain enough electoral votes to win outright. Adams ran for re-election in 1828, but lost to Jackson.[1]

Inauguration

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Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall administered the oath of office to the new president.[2] Adams, as he recalled later, placed his hand upon on a book of law rather than the Bible itself as he recited the oath.[2] This may have been common practice at the time; there is no concrete evidence that any president from John Adams to John Tyler used a Bible to swear the oath upon.[3][4] His inaugural address was 2,915 words long.[5]

Adams wore a short haircut instead of long hair tied in a queue[6] and long trousers instead of knee breeches, thus becoming the first president to have made the change of dress at the inaugural ceremony.[2] The weather that day was described as 'rainy' with a total rainfall of 0.79 inches (20 mm). The estimated noon temperature was 47 °F (8 °C).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (2008). Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States. Cosimo. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-60520-563-2.
  2. ^ a b c d "10th Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1825". Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Retrieved 25 Jan 2021.
  3. ^ Malone, Noreen (19 January 2009). "Why Doesn't Every President Use the Lincoln Bible?". Slate. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. ^ McNamara, Robert. "The Five Worst Inaugural Addresses of the 19th Century" Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. About.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ^ Peters, Gerhard (ed.). "Inaugural Addresses (including length in words) Washington – Trump". University of California, Santa Barbara: The American Presidency Project. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Girard, Jolyon P. (October 7, 2019). Presidents and Presidencies in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection– Google Knihy. Abc-Clio. ISBN 9781440865916. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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