On January 20, 1961, on the newly renovated east front of
the United States Capitol, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was
inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States.

It was a cold and clear day, and the nation’s capital was
covered with a snowfall from the previous night.

The ceremony began with a religious invocation and prayers,
and then African American opera singer Marian Anderson
sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and Robert Frost recited
his poem “The Gift Outright.” Kennedy was administered the
oath of office by Chief Justice Earl Warren.       
        

On April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first
American president and delivered the first inaugural speech at
Federal Hall in New York City. Elements of the ceremony set
tradition; presidential inaugurations have deviated little in the
two centuries since Washington’s inauguration.

On April 6, 1841, John Tyler was sworn in as president. Tyler
was elected as William Harrison’s vice president earlier in
1841 and was suddenly thrust into the role of president when
Harrison died one month into office.

This 1888 engraving depicts a messenger delivering the news of President William Henry Harrison’s death to Vice President John
Tyler at his Williamsburg home on April 5, 1841.

Between 73 and 79 days after the presidential election,
the president-elect of the United States is inaugurated
as president by taking the presidential oath of office.

The inauguration takes place for each new presidential
term, even if the president is continuing in office for
another term.

The first inauguration of George Washington took place
on April 30, 1789.

   
(FROM FOX NEWS)

On April 6, 1841, John Tyler was sworn in as president. Tyler was
elected as William Harrison’s vice president earlier in 1841 and
was suddenly thrust into the role of president when Harrison
died one month into office.