Inauguration_of_James_K._Polk

Inauguration of James K. Polk

Inauguration of James K. Polk

15th United States presidential inauguration

The inauguration of James K. Polk as the 11th president of the United States took place on Tuesday, March 4, 1845, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 15th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four-year term of both James K. Polk as president and George M. Dallas as vice president. Polk was sworn in by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. This was the first inaugural ceremony to be reported by telegraph and to be shown in a newspaper illustration; it appeared in The Illustrated London News.[1]

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    "The 15th Presidential Inauguration: James K. Polk, March 04, 1845". United States Senate. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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