Swearing-In Ceremony for President Calvin Coolidge
Thirty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1925
Program
Inaugural Address
‘My Countrymen: No one can contemplate current conditions without finding much that is satisfying and still more that is encouraging.’
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(Words: 4054)
Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Calvin Coolidge by the Honorable William H. Taft, Chief Justice of the United States.
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- Bible Used: Family Bible given to him by his mother, open to John 1
- Attire: Morning coat and striped trousers.
Vice Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Charles Dawes.
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Location
East Portico,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC
Weather
Mostly sunny skies. Estimated noon temperature of 44°F.
Facts, Firsts & Precedents
First Inaugural ceremony broadcast nationally by radio
First time a former President, William H. Taft, administered the oath of office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Inaugural Committee
- Sen. Charles Curtis (R-KS), Chair
- Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
- Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
- Rep. William W. Griest (R-PA)
- Rep. Lindley H. Hadley (R-WA)
- Rep. Arthur B. Rouse (D-KY)
Video
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In 1923 President Coolidge first took the oath of office, administered by his father, a justice of the peace and a notary, in his family's sitting room in Plymouth, Vermont. President Harding had died while traveling in the western States. A year later, the President was elected on the slogan "Keep Cool with Coolidge." Chief Justice William Howard Taft administered the oath of office on the East Portico of the Capitol. The event was broadcast to the nation by radio.