| Show BITS OF HISTORY curious facts about swearing vice nee presidents presents ants into office more than once in our history the vice president has been sworn and in inducted into office sooner than the president says chest the st louis lou is lobe globe G democrat this was the case of john adams who took the oath and became president of the t senate and vice president of th the e uni united t ed states nearly a month before first inauguration it was the be case with millard illard Nl fillmore who it Ls is said took the oath on sunday march 4 falling on that day of the week in 1849 1340 while taylor the president elect being a rigid abb atarian did not permit himself 10 tobe be sworn until monday it is said that in 1877 when march 4 again fell on sunday wheeler the vice president elect took the oath on that day while hayes haves having religious scruples put off the matter until mon day of these cases however the most peculiar was that of 1789 when the government having just been put in operation presented the curious spectacle of a vice president without a president at the time however the matter see seems m s to ha hae c attracted I 1 little ittle attention or remark and is now remembered only as a historical h is curio |
