Trump is not the only one, tradition has been broken earlier also for oath-taking in America

Donald Trump is going to take the oath of office on Monday. This time tradition is being broken in the swearing-in ceremony of the 47th President of America and it is happening indoors instead of outside the Capitol. President Donald Trump is going to take the oath inside the Capitol, breaking tradition due to low temperature, but this is not the first presidential swearing-in ceremony that is not held outside the Capitol.

One president was even sworn in on a plane. According to the Library of Congress, President George Washington was sworn in for his first term on April 27, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. It was the first swearing-in ceremony in American history that was not in Washington, D.C. George Washington was sworn in for his second term in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia.

Who took the first oath in Washington?

After George, John Adams was also sworn in as President in Philadelphia. After Thomas Jefferson became President, the swearing-in ceremony began to be held in Washington DC. Jefferson was sworn in inside the US Capitol in 1801.

John Adams was also sworn in as president in Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson's inauguration was the first to take place in Washington, D.C. Jefferson was sworn in inside the US Capitol in 1801.

Many presidents have broken the tradition

After President James Garfield was shot in 1881, Vice President Chester A. Arthur took the oath of office at his home in New York City. In 1901 President William McKinley was shot and was expected to recover. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt went camping in the Adirondacks, but when he heard that McKinley might not survive, he immediately moved to Buffalo, New York. Roosevelt was sworn in as president at the Ansley Wilcox residence on September 14, 1901.