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Second presidential term legally begins

James Monroe's second four-year term officially began on March 4, 1821, the constitutional start date for the new term even though the oath was deferred because March 4 fell on a Sunday.

Marks the constitutional continuity of executive authority and the formal start of Monroe's second administration, setting the legal timeframe for appointments and actions even before the public oath.

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