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Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
1941 presidential inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt Participants President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Assuming office
the Bible for President Franklin Roosevelt dropped the book.[2] The Roosevelts hosted a reception for several thousand visitors at the White House later that day.[3]
Chief Justice of the United States, Charles E. Hughes
Administering oath
Notes
[1] "Inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941". Inaugural.senate.gov. http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/ chronology/fdroosevelt1941.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-01-22. [2] Mears, Bill (2009-01-21). "Obama retakes oath of office at the White House". Political Ticker. Cable News Network LP, LLLP. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/ 01/21/obama-re-takes-oath-of-office-atthe-white-house/. Retrieved on 2009-02-01. [3] "Franklin D. Roosevelt Third Inaugural Address". Bartleby.com. http://www.bartleby.com/124/ pres51.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-22.
Vice President of the United States Henry A. Wallace
Assuming office
Location Date
Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol January 20, 1941
The third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd President of the United States was held on Monday, January 20, 1941 on the East Portico of the Capitol. The inauguration marked the commencement of the third four-year term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President and the only four-year term of Henry A. Wallace as Vice President. It was the only time a President of the United States was inaugurated for a third term,[1] before the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which limits a President to two terms, was ratified. This was also possibly the first inauguration to be recorded on color film. The film was made by the National Youth Administration. At the conclusion of the oath then-Supreme Court clerk Elmore Leonard who held
External links
• 1941 inauguration sources • Official 1941 Presidential Inaugural Medal • 1941 inauguration badges
See also
• United States presidential election, 1940
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