Second_inauguration_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt

Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt

38th United States presidential inauguration

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.[1] The length of Roosevelt's term as president, and Garner's as vice president had already been shortened by 43 days.

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It rained all morning and during the inauguration; the crowds hastily dispersed once the inauguration was over.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "The 38th Presidential Inauguration: Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 20, 1937". United States Senate. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. [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.
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