Inauguration of Warren G. Harding

The inauguration of Warren G. Harding as the 29th President of the United States was held on Friday, March 4, 1921, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 34th inauguration and marked the commencement of Warren G. Harding's only term as President and of Calvin Coolidge's only term as Vice President. Harding died 2 years, 151 days into this term, and Coolidge succeeded to the presidency.

Presidential Inauguration of Warren Harding
DateMarch 4, 1921 (1921-03-04)
LocationUnited States Capitol,
Washington, D.C.
Organized byJoint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
ParticipantsWarren Gamaliel Harding
29th President of the United States
— Assuming office
Edward Douglass White
Chief Justice of the United States
— Administering oath
Calvin Coolidge
29th Vice President of the United States
— Assuming office
Thomas Riley Marshall
28th Vice President of the United States
— Administering oath

Chief Justice Edward D. White administered the presidential oath of office.[1] Harding placed his hand on the Washington Inaugural Bible as he recited the oath.[2]

Coolidge was sworn in as Vice President in the Senate Chamber and on the east portico of the Capitol, respectively, which he believed ruined "all semblance of unity and continuity."[3] Critic H. L. Mencken described Harding's inaugural address, writing, "It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and doodle. It is balder and dash. But I grow lyrical."[4]

This inauguration was the first in which an automobile was used to transport the president-elect and the outgoing president (Woodrow Wilson) to and from the Capitol.[2]

See also

References
  1. "The 34th Presidential Inauguration: Warren G. Harding, March 04, 1921". United States Senate. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres46.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2009-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://edition.cnn.com/2000/books/news/11/01/campaign.mencken.reut/
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