This commemorative pitcher features a quote: ‘We are all Republicans….all Federalists,’ from Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address. Smithsonian's National Museum of American History ...

Most of the other inaugural traditions that are iconic today can also be traced back to Thomas Jefferson. In 1801, he was the first president to be inaugurated at the U.S. Capitol in Washington ...

Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural in 1801 may have been the most explicit: “We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.” ...

The first inauguration in Washington, D.C. John Adams was also sworn in as president in Philadelphia. It wasn't until Thomas Jefferson's inauguration that the swearing in ceremony was moved to ...

Thomas Jefferson became the first president to have his inauguration speech printed in a newspaper the same day he gave his address in 1801. The National Intelligencer printed the speech on the mo ...

The ceremony was first held in the nation's capital for Thomas Jefferson's inauguration in 1801. Harrison gave his speech outside in the bitter cold, which resulted in an illness that led to the ...

After a bruising political contest, Thomas Jefferson prevailed ... pass between rivals without incident? In his first inaugural address, Jefferson chose to emphasize unity and civic charity.

At the fourth presidential inauguration in 1801, Thomas Jefferson said ... to just 16 words per sentence today. The first few inaugural addresses also used complex, archaic language.