Swearing-In Ceremony for President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Forty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies, January 20, 1965
Inaugural Address
‘My fellow countrymen, on this occasion, the oath I have taken before you and before God is not mine alone, but ours together.’
Read the address
(Words: 1492)
Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Lyndon Baines Johnson by the Honorable Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Forty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies
- Bible Used: Johnson took the oath on the same family Bible he used at his Vice Presidential Inauguration in 1961. It was closed.
- Attire: Morning coat, striped trousers
Vice Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Hubert Humphrey.
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Location
East Portico,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DCWeather
Skies were cloudy and one inch of snow lay on the ground. Estimated temperature of 38°F.
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Facts, Firsts & Precedents
Security for Johnson's Inauguration was tight following the assasination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. For the first time, the President rode in a bullet-proofed limousine.
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Inaugural Committee
- Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC), Chair
- Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
- Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA)
- Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
- Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)