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Thomas Jefferson's First Inauguration and Inaugural Address

Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as the 3rd President of the United States and delivered his first inaugural address on March 4, 1801.

The ceremony marked the first peaceful transfer of power between rival political parties in U.S. history and set a tone of republican simplicity and national unity for Jefferson's administration.

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