mar 4, 1801 - Inaugural Address. First President to take the oath of office in Washington, DC. Walks the short distance from his boarding house to the Capitol. The speech includes a succinct statement of his governing principles. Observes that “every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle” and the rights of minorities must be protected. “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.” Speaks of the “right of Americans to think freely and to speak and write what they think.”
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