What is Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The '''second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt''' as the 32nd [[president of the United States]] happened on January 20, 1937. It was the start of the second term of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] as [[President of the United States|president]] and [[John Nance Garner]] as [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. A public ceremony happened on the East Portico of the [[United States Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] The event was the 38th presidential [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration.]] This was the first inauguration to be held on January 20. This was because of the [[Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution]], which moved the beginning and end dates for the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20. This inauguration was also the first to have the vice president take the oath on the inaugural platform, rather than the Senate Chamber. The inauguration took place on a rainy day, with the crowds quickly leaving after it ended.<ref>''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.</ref> [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Charles Evans Hughes]] administered the oath of office to Roosevelt. Joseph Taylor Robinson administered the vice presidential oath of office to Garner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/38th-inaugural-ceremonies/|title=The 38th Presidential Inauguration: Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 20, 1937|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=November 25, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{wikisource|Franklin Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMYq3nkAFTA Video of FDR's second inauguration from British Pathe (via YouTube)] *[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/froos2.asp Text of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m793uxDYhzo&spfr