First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

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historical event political event presidential inauguration

The First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln was the 1861 ceremony in Washington, D.C., at which Lincoln was sworn in as the 16th president of the United States amid the secession crisis that preceded the Civil War.

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Abraham Lincoln’s first presidential inauguration	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ political event ⓘ presidential inauguration ⓘ
administeredOathBy	Roger B. Taney NERFINISHED ⓘ
attendedBy	diplomatic corps ⓘ large public crowd ⓘ members of the United States Congress ⓘ
attireOfPresident	black frock coat ⓘ stovepipe hat ⓘ
broadcastMedium	print newspapers ⓘ
capitalCityContext	Washington, D.C. as Union capital ⓘ
ceremonialAct	taking of the presidential oath of office ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	22nd United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	March 4, 1861 ⓘ
followedBy	Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Inauguration of James Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ
government	Federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasContext	Union–Confederate tensions ⓘ secession crisis of 1860–1861 ⓘ
hasEffect	formal beginning of Abraham Lincoln's first term ⓘ transition from James Buchanan administration to Lincoln administration ⓘ
hasPresident	Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	East Portico of the United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainSubject	preservation of the Union ⓘ secession of Southern states ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ
notableQuote	"The mystic chords of memory... will yet swell the chorus of the Union." ⓘ "We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies." ⓘ
oathAdministratorOffice	Chief Justice of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeAssumed	President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
ordinalNumberOfPresident	16 ⓘ
partOf	United States presidential inauguration tradition ⓘ
politicalPartyOfPresident	Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededByEvent	1860 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConflict	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Confederate States of America formation ⓘ Fort Sumter crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ
securityConcern	fears of assassination or disruption ⓘ
securityMeasures	heightened military presence in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
significantEvent	American Civil War prelude ⓘ
speech	Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	March 4, 1861 ⓘ
symbolizes	continuity of the Union government despite secession ⓘ
vicePresidentSwornIn	Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ
weather	cool and cloudy conditions ⓘ

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