Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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38th United States presidential inauguration

Second presidential inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Date	January 20, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-01-20)
Location	United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Organized by	Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
Participants	Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd president of the United States — Assuming office Charles Evans Hughes Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath John Nance Garner 32nd vice president of the United States — Assuming office Joseph Taylor Robinson United States Senate Majority Leader — Administering oath
← 1933 1941 →

The second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States was held on Wednesday, January 20, 1937, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 38th presidential inauguration and marked the commencement of the second term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president and John Nance Garner as vice president. It was the first inauguration to take place on January 20 per the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This was also the first time the vice president took the oath of office on the inaugural platform rather than in the Senate Chamber. The length of Roosevelt's term as president, and Garner's as vice president had already been shortened by 43 days.

It rained all morning and during the inauguration; the crowds hastily dispersed once the inauguration was over.

See also

• Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
• First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 1936 United States presidential election

References

1. ^ "The 38th Presidential Inauguration: Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 20, 1937". United States Senate. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
2. ^ The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox: A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in FDR's Washington pages 165-167, by John Frush Knox, edited and published by Dennis J. Hutchinson and David J. Garrow, 2004.

External links

• Video of FDR's second inauguration from British Pathe (via YouTube)
• Text of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address
• Audio of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address (via YouTube)