The second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States was held on Wednesday, January 20, 1937, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 38th presidential inauguration and marked the commencement of the second term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president and the second and final term of John Nance Garner as vice president. It was the first inauguration to take place on January 20 per the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This was also the first time the vice president took the oath of office on the inaugural platform rather than in the Senate Chamber. The length of Roosevelt's first term as president, and Garner's as vice president had already been shortened by days.
Chief Justice Charles Hughes administered the presidential oath of office to Roosevelt at 12:29 PM. It rained all morning and during the inauguration; the crowds hastily dispersed once the inauguration was over.
Within a week of taking office, he declared a federal bank holiday.The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox: A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in FDR's Washington pages 165-167, by John Frush Knox, edited and published by Dennis J. Hutchinson and David J. Garrow, 2004.
See also Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt Fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1936 United States presidential election
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External links Video of FDR's second inauguration from British Pathe (via YouTube) Text of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address Audio of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address (via YouTube)