George Washington was sworn in on the steps of the first Federal building, at the end of Wall Street in the financial district of New York.
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On April 30, 1789, Washington was inaugurated in New York City, He was sworn in on a balcony at the Federal Building on Wall Street, New York City, New York New York which was the nation's capital during Washington's first term. The capital moved to Philadelphia for his second term and he was inaugurated there in the Senate chamber of Congress Hall to begin his second term.
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The inaugural ceremony for George Washington was held on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of the first US Capitol, now Federal Hall in New York City. This is also where the 1st United States Congress met.
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