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Second Inauguration Ceremony

Name: Second Inauguration Ceremony
Start: 1873-03-04
Location: East Portico of the United States Capitol

When: March 4, 1873
Where: East Portico of the United States Capitol
Part of: Ulysses S. Grant sworn in for a second term

Grant was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol, marking the start of his final term and Wilson's vice presidency.

The ceremony took place on March 4, 1873, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. It was the 22nd inauguration, commencing Grant's second and final four-year term and Henry Wilson's only term as vice president.

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