The inauguration of John Adams as the second president of the United States was held on Saturday, March 4, 1797, in the House of Representatives Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The inauguration marked the commencement of the only four-year term of John Adams as president and of Thomas Jefferson as vice president. The presidential oath of office was administered to John Adams by Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth. Adams was the first president to receive the oath of office from a Chief Justice of the United States,^[1] and the first head of state to peacefully and legally succeed to office from a living predecessor since Louis I of Spain in 1724.

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Presidential inauguration of
John Adams

John Adams
Date	March 4, 1797; 227 years ago (1797-03-04)
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Congress Hall
Participants	John Adams 2nd president of the United States — Assuming office Oliver Ellsworth Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath Thomas Jefferson 2nd vice president of the United States — Assuming office William Bingham President pro tempore of the United States Senate — Administering oath
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