INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

George Washington

SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1793

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President Washington's second oath of office was taken in the
Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia on March 4, the
date fixed by the Continental Congress for inaugurations. Before
an assembly of Congressmen, Cabinet officers, judges of the
federal and district courts, foreign officials, and a small
gathering of Philadelphians, the President offered the shortest
inaugural address ever given. Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court William Cushing administered the oath of office.

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Fellow Citizens:

I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the
functions of its Chief Magistrate. When the occasion proper for it
shall arrive, I shall endeavor to express the high sense I
entertain of this distinguished honor, and of the confidence which
has been reposed in me by the people of united America.

Previous to the execution of any official act of the President the