What is Inauguration of James K. Polk?
[[File:Polk_inauguration_Oath_London_News.jpg|right|thumb|200x200px]] The '''inauguration of James K. Polk''' as the [[List of presidents of the United States|11th]] [[president of the United States]] happened on March 4, 1845. This was the 15th [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration]] and it marked the start of the only four-year term of both [[James K. Polk]] as president and [[George M. Dallas]] as [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. The inauguration took place at the East Portico of the [[United States Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Roger Taney|Roger B. Taney]] gave the [[Oath of office of the president of the United States|oath of office]] to Polk. This was the first inauguration to be reported by [[Telegraphy|telegraph]] and to be shown in a newspaper illustration; it appeared in ''The Illustrated London News''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 15th Presidential Inauguration: James K. Polk, March 04, 1845|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/about/past-inaugural-ceremonies/15th-inaugural-ceremonies/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120233430/https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/about/past-inaugural-ceremonies/15th-inaugural-ceremonies/|archive-date=January 20, 2017|access-date=May 20, 2020|publisher=United States Senate}}</ref> == Related pages == * [[1844 United States presidential election]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{wikisource|James K. Polk's Inaugural Address}} * [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pi015.html More documents] from the ''[[Library of Congress]]'' * [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/polk.asp Text of Polk's Inaugural Address] {{US inaugurations}} [[Category:1845]] [[Category:1840s in the United States]] [[Category:United States presidential inaugurations|Polk, James K.]] [[Category:James K. Polk]]