38TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES TEST

FRANKLIN D.

ROOSEVELT

March 4, 1933

JOHN NANCE

GARNER

INAUGURAL COMMITTEE

Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV), Chair

Sen. Joseph T. Robinson (D-AR)

Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)

Rep. John J. O’Connor (D-NY)

Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)

Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)

 

THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES

The Swearing-In Ceremony:

Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn-in for his second term as the 32nd President of the United States, and John Nance Garner was sworn-in for his second term as the 32nd Vice President of the United States.

Location:

East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.

Weather:

Cold with heavy rains. Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 0.69 inches of rain fell. Some sleet and freezing rain fell in the morning. Estimated noon temperature of 33°F.

Bible:

Same family Bible used for his 1933 Inauguration, open to I Corinthians 13.

FACTS, FIRSTS, AND PRECEDENTS

First president inaugurated on January 20th, a change made by the 20th Amendment to the Constitution; First time the Vice President was sworn-in outdoors on the same platform with the President; The President and First Lady hosted around 600 guests for a buffet luncheon at the White House in the state dining room and East Room. They served hot coffee, sandwiches, and cake.

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PRAYER

The Reverend ZeBarney T. Phillips, D. D., Chaplain of the United States Senate

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VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE

Administered to John Nance Garner by Senator Joseph T. Robinson.

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 PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE 

Administered to Franklin D. Roosevelt by the Honorable Charles E. Hughes, Chief Justice of the United States.

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 INAUGURAL ADDRESS

“When four years ago we met to inaugurate a President, the Republic, single-minded in anxiety, stood in spirit here. We dedicated ourselves to the fulfillment of a vision—to speed the time when there would be for all the people that security and peace essential to the pursuit of happiness.”

 

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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BENEDICTION

The Right Reverend Monsignor John A. Ryan, D. D., of the Catholic University, Washington, D.C.