President Warren
Gamaliel Harding, 1921
Vice President |
Calvin
Coolidge |
Inauguration Date |
Friday,
March 4, 1921 |
Location |
East
Portico, U.S. Capitol |
Oath Administered By: |
Edward
D. White, Chief Justice |
Bible Used: |
Same Bible used by George Washington, belonging to St. John's Masonic Lodge No. 1, open to Micah 6:8 |
Length of Inaugural Address: |
3,326
words |
Attire (what the president wore): |
Morning coat and dark striped trousers |
Weather: |
Sunny.
Estimated temperature of 38°F. |
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: |
Warren G. Harding was the first President to ride to and from his Inauguration in an automobile. |
Luncheon: |
President and Mrs. Harding and their immediate family ate lunch at the White House immediately following the inauguration. The luncheon was arranged by outgoing President and Mrs. Wilson, following the tradition established in 1889, when President and Mrs. Cleveland invited the Harrisons to eat lunch at the White House before the parade. |