(Washington Takes The Oath) A newspaper account of the second term Presidential Oath of Office taken by George Washington in the Chamber of the U.S. Senate, as reported in The New York Journal & Patriotic Register, Mar. 6, 1793, 4pp. The brief report on page three reads: On Monday last, George Washington had the Oath of President of The United States for the ensuing four years, administered to him in the chamber of the Senate of The United States . Other reports concern Indians arriving in New York, payment for Continental Army veterans, local and national news, and so on.