What is Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln?
[[File:Lincoln_taking_the_oath_at_his_second_inauguration.jpg|right|thumb|200x200px|Abraham Lincoln taking the oath of office for his second term.]] The '''second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln''' as the 16th [[president of the United States]] happened on March 4, 1865. It was the start of the second and final term of [[Abraham Lincoln]] as [[President of the United States|president]] and the only term of [[Andrew Johnson]] as [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. A public ceremony happened on the East Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The event was the 20th presidential [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration.]] Lincoln did not finish his term in office because he [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|died]] on April 15, 1865, after being shot by [[John Wilkes Booth]]. As a result, his vice president, Andrew Johnson, become the next president. [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Salmon P. Chase]] administered the oath of office to Lincoln. This was the first inauguration to feature African Americans in the inaugural parade.<ref>{{Cite web|title=20th INAUGURAL CEREMONIES|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/20th-inaugural-ceremonies/|access-date=2023-02-02|website=The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|language=en-US}}</ref> This inauguration was the first to have many photos of it taken. One picture taken at the event is widely believed to show John Wilkes Booth, the man who killed Lincoln. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{wikisource|Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address}} * [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pi022.html More documents] from the ''[[Library of Congress]]'' * [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/lincoln2.asp Text of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address] {{US inaugurations}} {{multistub|history|US}} [[Category:1860s in the United States]] [[Category:Abraham Lincoln]] [[Category:United States presidential inaugurations|Lincoln, Abraham]] [[Category:March even