first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston)

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political event presidential inauguration

The first inauguration of George Washington was the 1789 ceremony in New York City at which George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States, formally launching the new federal government under the U.S. Constitution.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
First inauguration of George Washington	1
first inauguration of George Washington	1
first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3925066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston)
Context triple: [Chancellor Livingston, associatedWithEvent, first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston)]

A. First inauguration of James Monroe
The First inauguration of James Monroe was the 1817 ceremony in which James Monroe was sworn in as the fifth president of the United States, marking the start of the so-called “Era of Good Feelings.”
B. presidency of George Washington
The presidency of George Washington refers to the foundational first administration of the United States (1789–1797), during which Washington established many key precedents for the executive branch and the new federal government.
C. Second inauguration of James Monroe
The Second inauguration of James Monroe was the 1821 ceremony in which Monroe was sworn in for his second term as the fifth president of the United States, during the Era of Good Feelings.
D. Primera Junta de Gobierno
Primera Junta de Gobierno was the first autonomous governing body of Chile, established in 1810 as a key step toward the country’s independence from Spanish colonial rule.
E. 2021 United States presidential inauguration
The 2021 United States presidential inauguration was the ceremony in Washington, D.C., marking Joe Biden’s swearing-in as the 46th president and Kamala Harris’s as vice president, held under heightened security and COVID-19 restrictions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston)
Target entity description: The first inauguration of George Washington was the 1789 ceremony in New York City at which George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States, formally launching the new federal government under the U.S. Constitution.

A. First inauguration of James Monroe
The First inauguration of James Monroe was the 1817 ceremony in which James Monroe was sworn in as the fifth president of the United States, marking the start of the so-called “Era of Good Feelings.”
B. presidency of George Washington
The presidency of George Washington refers to the foundational first administration of the United States (1789–1797), during which Washington established many key precedents for the executive branch and the new federal government.
C. Second inauguration of James Monroe
The Second inauguration of James Monroe was the 1821 ceremony in which Monroe was sworn in for his second term as the fifth president of the United States, during the Era of Good Feelings.
D. Primera Junta de Gobierno
Primera Junta de Gobierno was the first autonomous governing body of Chile, established in 1810 as a key step toward the country’s independence from Spanish colonial rule.
E. 2021 United States presidential inauguration
The 2021 United States presidential inauguration was the ceremony in Washington, D.C., marking Joe Biden’s swearing-in as the 46th president and Kamala Harris’s as vice president, held under heightened security and COVID-19 restrictions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political event ⓘ presidential inauguration ⓘ
administeredOathTo	George Washington ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
associatedWithOrganization	Freemasons ⓘ
buildingUsed	Federal Hall ⓘ linked to: Federal Hall National Memorial
ceremonialSite	Federal Hall ⓘ linked to: Federal Hall National Memorial
chronologyWithinSeries	first presidential inauguration in U.S. history ⓘ
citySquareOrPublicPlace	Wall Street ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Inauguration Day observances in the United States ⓘ linked to: United States presidential inauguration
confersPosition	President of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
describedBySource	George Washington's correspondence ⓘ linked to: papers and correspondence of George Washington United States congressional records ⓘ linked to: Congressional Record contemporary newspaper accounts ⓘ
followedBy	second inauguration of George Washington ⓘ
follows	United States presidential election of 1788–1789 ⓘ linked to: 1788–89 United States presidential election ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
hasCategory	1789 in American politics ⓘ Events in New York City history ⓘ Presidential inaugurations in the United States ⓘ
hasEffect	beginning of George Washington's first presidential term ⓘ establishment of the presidency of the United States ⓘ launch of the new federal government under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
hasTheme	establishment of republican government ⓘ peaceful transfer of power ⓘ
inception	1789-04-30 ⓘ
languageOfEvent	English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	New York ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
location	New York City ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy	Robert R. Livingston ⓘ
oathOfOffice	Oath of office of the President of the United States ⓘ
officeContested	President of the United States ⓘ
participant	George Washington ⓘ John Adams ⓘ Robert R. Livingston ⓘ citizens of New York City ⓘ members of the United States Congress ⓘ
partOf	history of the United States Constitution ⓘ presidency of George Washington ⓘ
pointInTime	1789-04-30 ⓘ
positionHeldByOathAdministrator	Chancellor of New York ⓘ
presidingOfficial	Robert R. Livingston ⓘ
religiousElement	use of a Bible for the oath ⓘ
significantEvent	formal commencement of the U.S. constitutional government ⓘ public swearing-in of the first U.S. president ⓘ
usedObject	Masonic Bible ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chancellor Livingston → associatedWithEvent → first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston) ⓘ

Statue of George Washington at Federal Hall → associatedWithEvent → First inauguration of George Washington ⓘ

subject linked to: statue of George Washington

linked to: first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston)

presidency of George Washington → inceptionEvent → first inauguration of George Washington ⓘ