35TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
CALVIN
COOLIDGE
March 4th, 1925
CHARLES G.
DAWES
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)
THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
The Swearing-In Ceremony:
Calvin Coolidge was sworn-in for his first full term as the 30th President of the United States, and Charles G. Dawes was sworn-in for his first full term as the 30th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Mostly sunny skies. Estimated noon temperature of 44°F.
Bible:
Family Bible given to him by his mother, open to John 1.
FACTS, FIRSTS, AND 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.
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Calvin Coolidge by the Honorable William H. Taft, Chief Justice of the United States.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Charles G. Dawes.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
President Calvin Coolidge
