48TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
JAMES E.
CARTER
January 20, 1977
VICE PRESIDENT
WALTER
MONDALE
January 20, 1977
INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
Sen. Howard W. Cannon (D-NV), Chair
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
Rep. Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. (D-MA)
Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
Rep. John J. Rhodes (R-AZ)
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
James E. Carter was sworn-in as the 39th President of the United States, and Walter Mondale was sworn-in as the 42th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC
Weather:
It was cold and sunny. The wind chill temperature was in the teens. Estimated noon temperature of 28°F.
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)
FACTS, FIRSTS, & PRECEDENTS
Jimmy Carter was the first President to walk from the Capitol to the White House in the parade following the Swearing-In Ceremony; Carter requested that the Inaugural Luncheon, hosted by the JCCIC be canceled.
FILM FOOTAGE OF THE 48th INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOMING REMARKS
The Honorable Howard W. Cannon
WATCH HERE
MUSICAL SELECTION
“America the Beautiful”
United States Marine Band
WATCH HERE
INVOCATION
Bishop William R. Cannon
United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA
WATCH HERE
MUSICAL SELECTION
“Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Selected voices from Atlanta University, Clark Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman Colleges, and the Interdenominational Theological Center,
conducted by Dr. Wendell P. Whalum,
accompanied by the United States Marine Band
WATCH HERE
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Walter Mondale
by the Honorable Thomas P. O’Neill Jr.,
Speaker of the House
WATCH HERE
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to James E. Carter
by the Honorable Warren E. Burger,
Chief Justice of the United States
WATCH HERE
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: ‘We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.’”
President James E. Carter
WATCH HERE
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Cantor Issac Goodfriend of Atlanta, GA,
accompanied by the United States Marine Band
WATCH HERE