 Inauguration of Zachary Taylor

The inauguration of Zachary Taylor as the 12th President of the United States was held on Monday, March 5, 1849, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. and was the second instance of an inauguration being rescheduled due to March 4 falling on a Sunday, the Christian sabbath.This was the 16th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four-year term of both Zachary Taylor as President and Millard Fillmore as Vice President.