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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” were wise words from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inauguration speech. At the time of his first term in 1933, Americans were down-trodden from the ...
On Jan. 3, 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, left the White House, ... 1933, just a little too late for Roosevelt’s first inauguration on March 4, 1933.
The official program for Franklin Roosevelt’s 1933 inauguration. National Museum of American History. Because of the celebration that surrounds them, inaugural addresses are expected to reflect ...
President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the oath of office for a second time on Inauguration Day. Here's a look at photos from inaugurations past. ... Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1933.
On Jan. 20, 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president sworn into office in January. It was his second of four inaugurations; the first had been held four ...
The first time an inauguration occurred on Jan. 20 was in 1937 for 32nd President Franklin Roosevelt’s second inauguration.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1937 inauguration is the wettest on record. According to the National Weather Service, a total of 1.77 inches of rain fell and FDR insisted on riding back "to the White ...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inauguration, when 1.77 inches of rain fell. Snowiest: 1961. Eight inches of snow fell the night before John F. Kennedy was sworn in.
Besides the 1961 and 2025 ceremonies, just three other Jan. 20 inaugurations had a noon temperature below 30 degrees: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s third inauguration in 1941 (29 degrees), Jimmy ...
T he formal event of the week was Franklin Roosevelt’s fourth inauguration as President of the United States. But the big event, soon to follow, was his second meeting with Churchill and Stalin ...