What is First inauguration of James Madison?
The '''first inauguration of James Madison''' as the [[List of presidents of the United States|fourth]] [[president of the United States]] was held on Saturday, March 4, 1809. It was held in the House chamber in the [[U.S. Capitol]]. The [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration]] was the beginning of the first four-year term of [[James Madison]] as President and the second term of [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]] as [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. The [[Oath of office of the President of the United States|oath]] was given by [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[John Marshall]].<ref>{{cite web |title=President James Madison, 1809 |url=http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/jmadison1809.cfm |publisher=Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies |accessdate=2009-01-23 |archive-date=2009-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120211415/http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/jmadison1809.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was the first presidential inauguration to have an inaugural [[ball (dance)|ball]] after the ceremony. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US inaugurations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:First inauguration of James Madison}} [[Category:1809]] [[Category:James Madison]] [[Category:United States presidential inaugurations|Madison, James]] [[Category:1800s in the United States]] [[Category:19th century in Washington, D.C.|Madison, James]] {{multistub|history|US}}