United States: who were the three presidents who did not go to the inauguration of their successor

To fill your Announcement not to attend the inauguration ceremony of his successor, Joe Biden, The President of the United States, Donald Trump, will become the fourth president to do so.

This is a situation that has not happened since 1869, 152 years ago, when former President Andrew Johnson did not attend Ulysses Grant’s inauguration ceremony.

The American presidents who throughout the country’s history have decided not to attend the inauguration of the next president, according to the Historical Association of the White House are:

• John Adams (1797-1801)
• John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
• Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
• Donald Trump (2016-2020)

The story

According to the Washington Post, Johnson made the decision not to make it to Grant’s inauguration at the last minute because they had a very bad relationship.

The two leaders had several disputes within the leadership of Democrat Johnson, who replaced Republican President Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) after his assassination.

According to the Post, Johnson’s “racist views” offended Grant, who was then in charge of the US military.

Like Trump, Johnson was on the verge of impeachment by Congress, but the Senate killed the initiative promoted by the House of Representatives in February 1868.

The Adams

Former Presidents Adams, father and son, also did not attend the inaugurations of their successors, Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) and Andrew Jackson (1829-1837), respectively.

Two very close elections with his rivals, who had been his political allies in the past – Jefferson was Adams Sr. vice-president – led the two Adams to withdraw from the nomination of the next in office.

Far from being controversial decisions, the two Adams explained that they preferred not to attend the events in order to cool the political temperature in the capital, historian Thomas Balcerski told CNN television on Friday.

Another president who was not in the nomination of his successor was Richard Nixon (1974), who left the White House after resigning due to the “Watergate” scandal, when his vice president, Gerald Ford, sworn to the post he vacated.

Living ex-presidents will leave, except Jimmy Carter

All living former presidents will attend Biden’s inauguration except for Jimmy Carter, who will not be in attendance due to his health conditions and the coronavirus pandemic.

Instead, Bill Clinton (1993-2001), George W. Bush (2001-2009) and Barack Obama (2009-2017) will attend the event on January 20, when Biden begins his term as the 46th president of the country.