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President Calvin Coolidge, 1923

Vice President None
Inauguration Date   Friday, August 3, 1923
Location   His father's residence in Plymouth, VT
Oath Administered By:   John C. Coolidge, his father, a Notary Public
Bible Used:   Family Bible
Length of Inaugural Address:   No public speech
Attire (what the president wore):   Not applicable
Weather:   Not applicable
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:   Coolidge assumed the Presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding. Harding died of an apparent stroke on August 2, 1923, in San Francisco, California.

 

 

Calvin Coolidge taking the oath of office, August 3, 1923 (Library of Congress)

Calvin Coolidge taking the oath of office, August 3, 1923 (Library of Congress)

 

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