Episode 4 of 4
Electoral count and Adams's inauguration
- When
- February 8 – March 4, 1797
- Where
- Congressional electoral count and presidential inauguration
Congress counted the electoral results on February 8, 1797, with Adams reading the votes; he was sworn in as the second president on March 4, 1797.
Congress counted the electoral results on February 8, 1797, with John Adams opening and reading the votes in his role as President of the Senate. Adams was then sworn into office as the nation's second president on March 4, 1797. A few months after his election as vice president, Jefferson became the third president of the American Philosophical Society on March 3, 1797.
Sources
- 1796 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
- John Adams Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Thomas Jefferson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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