Swearing-In Ceremony for President Calvin Coolidge
Thirty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1925
Inaugural Address
‘My Countrymen: No one can contemplate current conditions without finding much that is satisfying and still more that is encouraging.’
Read the address
(Words: 4054)
Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Calvin Coolidge by the Honorable William H. Taft, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Thirty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies
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Chief Justice William H. Taft administering the oath of office to Calvin Coolidge on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1925
- Bible Used: Family Bible given to him by his mother, open to John 1
- Attire: Morning coat and striped trousers.
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Location
East Portico,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DCWeather
Mostly sunny skies. Estimated noon temperature of 44°F.
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Facts, Firsts & 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.
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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)