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Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Third presidential inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
DateJanuary 20, 1941; 83 years ago (1941-01-20)
LocationUnited States Capitol,
Washington, D.C.
Organized byJoint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
ParticipantsFranklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president of the United States
— Assuming office
Charles Evans Hughes
Chief Justice of the United States
— Administering oath
Henry A. Wallace
33rd vice president of the United States
— Assuming office
John Nance Garner
32nd vice president of the United States
— Administering oath
← 1937
1945 →

The third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States was held on Monday, January 20, 1941, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 39th inauguration and marked the commencement of the third, and eventually final full term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president and the only term of Henry A. Wallace as vice president. This was the first and only time a president has been inaugurated for a third term; after the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1951, no person can be elected president more than twice, though three terms are still allowed provided at least one partial term of 2 years or less.

Chief Justice Charles Hughes administered the presidential oath of office to Roosevelt for the third and final time, who placed his hand upon the same family Bible used for his 1933 and 1937 inaugurations, open to 1 Corinthians 13, as he recited the oath. The outgoing vice president, John Nance Garner, administered the vice presidential oath to Wallace.[1]

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  1. ^ "The 39th Presidential Inauguration: Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 20, 1941". United States Senate. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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