43RD INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
DWIGHT D.
EISENHOWER
January 21, 1957
RICHARD M.
NIXON
INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH), Chair
Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
Sen. Theodore F. Green (D-RI)
Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
The Swearing-In Ceremony:
Dwight D. Eisenhower was sworn-in for his second term as the 34th President of the United States, and Richard M. Nixon was sworn-in for his second term as the 36th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC
Weather:
Light snow in the early morning. Cloudy skies with a few flurries in the afternoon. Estimated noon temperature of 44°F.
Bible:
Eisenhower used his personal “West Point Bible,” open to Psalm 33:12.
CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOMING REMARKS
The Honorable Styles Bridges
INVOCATION
The Reverend Dr. Edward L.R. Elson, National Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C.
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Marian Anderson
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Richard M. Nixon by Senator William Knowland.
PRAYER
His Eminence Michael, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in North and South America
MUSICAL SELECTION
“America the Beautiful” by the United States Marine Band
“America” by Brian Sullivan accompanied by the United States Marine Band
PRAYER
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Dwight D. Eisenhower by the Honorable Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
BENEDICTION
Cardinal Edward Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Cardinal Edward Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit
