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First inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
The
first inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
as the
18th
President of the United States
took place on March 4, 1869. The
inauguration
marked the commencement of the first four-year term of
Ulysses S. Grant
as President and the only term of
Schuyler Colfax
as
Vice President
.
Chief Justice
Salmon P. Chase
administered the
Oath of office
.
Andrew Johnson
did not attend the inaugural ceremonies, as President-elect Grant refused to sit with him in the carriage going to it. Instead, he was in the
White House
signing last-minute legislation.
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