President Richard Milhous Nixon, 1973

Vice President		Spiro T. Agnew (Resigned October 10, 1973) Gerald R. Ford (Appointed October 12, 1973)
Inauguration Date		Saturday, January 20, 1973
Location		East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Oath Administered By:		Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice
Bible Used:		Two brown leather family Bibles, open to Isaiah 2:2-4 (same Bibles used at his 1969 Inauguration)
Length of Inaugural Address:		1,668 words
Attire (what the president wore):		Club jacket, striped trousers, and four-in-hand tie
Weather:		Cloudy and windy, with a noon temperature of 42°F
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:		Richard Nixon became the first President to resign on August 9, 1974.
Luncheon:		The Inaugural Luncheon was held in the East Front Conference Room of the U.S. Capitol (currently the ???). The menu included: Shrimp cocktail; roast tenderloin of beef; bercy sauce; green beans amandine; broiled tomato; grapefruit-avocado salad; rolls and butter; fresh strawberries with cream; mints and coffee. View the Luncheon program

Richard M. Nixon, 1973 (National Archives and Records Administration)

Watch the Inaugural video.