President James Earl Carter, Jr., 1977

Vice President		Walter Mondale
Inauguration Date		Thursday, January 20, 1977
Location		East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Oath Administered By:		Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice
Bible Used:		Family Bible, open to VI Micah 6:8, and the Bible used by George Washington (belonging to St. John's Mason Lodge No. 1)
Length of Inaugural Address:		1,228 words
Attire (what the president wore):		Business suit (breaking with tradition of formal attire followed by predecessors)
Weather:		It was cold and sunny. The wind chill temperature was in the teens. Estimated noon temperature of 28°F.
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:		Jimmy Carter was the first President to walk from the Capitol to the White House in the parade following the swearing-in ceremony. He also requested that the Inaugural luncheon, hosted by the JCCIC be canceled.

President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter at Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1977 (National Archives and Records Administration)