35TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
CALVIN
COOLIDGE
March 4, 1925
VICE PRESIDENT
CHARLES G.
DAWES
March 4, 1925
INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
Sen. Charles Curtis (R-KS), Chair
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
Rep. William W. Griest (R-PA)
Rep. Lindley H. Hadley (R-WA)
Rep. Arthur B. Rouse (D-KY)
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
Calvin Coolidge was sworn-in for his first full term as the 30th President of the United States, and Charles G. Dawes was sworn-in for his first full term as the 30th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Mostly sunny skies. Estimated noon temperature of 44°F.
Bible Used:
Family Bible given to him by his mother, open to John 1.
FACTS, FIRSTS, AND PRECEDENTS
First inaugural ceremony broadcast nationally by radio; First time a former president, William H. Taft, administered the oath of office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
FILM FOOTAGE OF THE 35th INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Charles G. Dawes in the Senate Chamber at the close of the 68th Congress.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Delivered by Vice President Charles G. Dawes in the Senate Chamber.
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Calvin Coolidge
by the Honorable William H. Taft,
Chief Justice of the United States.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“It is necessary to keep the former experiences of our country both at home and abroad continually before us, if we are to have any science of government. If we wish to erect new structures, we must have a definite knowledge of the old foundations. We must realize that human nature is about the most constant thing in the universe and that the essentials of human relationship do not change. We must frequently take our bearings from these fixed stars of our political firmament if we expect to hold a true course. If we examine carefully what we have done, we can determine the more accurately what we can do.”
President Calvin Coolidge