Similar to his father's inauguration 28 years earlier, John Quincy Adams had a sleepless night before his own ceremony on 4 March 1825 when he became the sixth president of the United States. Also like his father, John Quincy's wife Louisa Catherine Adams did not attend the proceedings—in Louisa's case because of illness. In his diary, John Quincy recounts the order of events surrounding his inauguration, including a military escort to the U.S. Capitol, delivering his inaugural address, and being sworn into office by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, after which he exchanged "salutations" with former president James Monroe. Adams then returned to his residence where he found "a crowd of visitors which continued about two hours." In the evening he attended a "Ball which was also crowded," finally returning home at midnight.