Can you name the U.S. Presidents who took their oath in atypical circumstances? by Hejman

Can you name the U.S. Presidents who took their oath in atypical circumstances?

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Most Presidents are inaugurated in a large public ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol. Can you name the others by the locations and givers of their oaths? (Note: Some take the oath more than once.)
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Oath Giver	Oath Taker	Oath Location
William Cranch, District Judge		U.S. Capitol- House Chamber
John R. Brady, NY Supreme Ct. Justice		123 Lexington Ave, New York
John C. Coolidge, Notary Public		Plymouth, Vermont
Warren Burger, Chief Justice		White House- East Room
John Roberts, Chief Justice		White House- Map Room
John R. Hazel, District Judge		Ansley Wilcox House, Buffalo
Morrison Waite, Chief Justice		White House- Red Room
Edward White, Chief Justice		U.S. Capitol- President's Room
William Cranch, District Judge		Brown's Hotel, Washington
Melville Fuller, Chief Justice		U.S. Capitol- Original Senate Wing
Robert Livingston, Chancellor of NY		Federal Hall, NY
John Marshall, Chief Justice		U.S. Capitol- House Chamber
Sarah T. Hughes, District Judge		Air Force One, Love Field, Dallas
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice		Kirkwood Hotel, Washington
Warren Burger, Chief Justice		White House- North Entrance Hall
John Marshall, Chief Justice		Old Brick Capitol, Washington
Harlan Stone, Chief Justice		White House- Cabinet Room
Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice		Congress Hall, Philadelphia

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Presidential Oaths Quiz

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Created Dec 4, 2010 in History
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	Hejman:	Dec 5th, 2010 at 04:03 GMT	3 points
	In a couple of these cases, the oath was retaken or the instance listed here is the second taking of the oath. Watching a recent special about the assassination of JFK was the inspiration for this quiz, which has to be forced order in so as to prevent the random guessing of presidential names.

	conquer987:	Dec 6th, 2010 at 02:05 GMT	0 points
	Maybe cut a minute or so off the time, as there's still plenty of time for random guessing of all the presidents.

	Hejman:	Dec 6th, 2010 at 05:08 GMT	0 points
	One minute removed.

	Annie:	Dec 6th, 2010 at 19:53 GMT	3 points
	The locations helped so much!

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	kcostell:	Dec 7th, 2010 at 01:54 GMT	2 points
	Really nice selection of different ways to get the answers. Got some off of locations (why would they be taking the oath in Philly and not Washington? Oh, because the capital hadn't moved yet), some off of Chief Justices (John Roberts hasn't sworn too many people in yet), and some off of "who became president after someone else died".

	Hejman:	Dec 7th, 2010 at 02:39 GMT	3 points
	Glad to hear that, kcostell. That's exactly what I was hoping for. I didn't expect that people would just know who Sarah T. Hughes was, but really, who else would have taken the oath in Dallas? Same with John R. Hazel, but if you know that McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, then that gets much easier.

	TJL:	Dec 7th, 2010 at 03:10 GMT	1 point
	Any reasons for all of these? I understand the assassinations, the ones before the Capitol was built, and Obama, since he misspoke during the oath and had to be sworn in again, but what about the others?

	Hejman:	Dec 7th, 2010 at 04:25 GMT	2 points
	Nine are because of the deaths (or resignation) of the prior President. Three are do-overs (because of errors or Sunday inaugurations), three are early inaugurations under atypical circumstances, two are contested elections that dragged out, and one is just a weird location (the Senate wing).