Three have: John Adams in 1801, John Quincy Adams in 1829 and Andrew Johnson in 1869. The first Adams left the capital early the morning of the inauguration, and never indicated why.

On March 4, 1801, John Adams rose before dawn. It was his last day as president, and he was leaving Washington in defeat.. Adams had no intention of staying for the inauguration of Thomas ...

However, John Quincy Adams, unlike his father, enjoyed a second act in public life. Elected to Congress as a representative from Massachusetts in 1830, he became known as a staunch antislavery ...