First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower

First Presidential Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Date January 20, 1953 (1953-01-20)
Location Washington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol
Participants

President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower

Assuming office

Chief Justice of the United States,
Fred M. Vinson

Administering oath

Vice President of the United States
Richard M. Nixon

Assuming office

The first inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 34th President of the United States was held on January 20, 1953. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President and Richard Nixon as Vice President. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson administered the Oath of office to Eisenhower. Nixon was sworn in as Vice President by Senator William Knowland of California minutes earlier.

This marks the first occasion in which a President-elect who did not already hold the office became President under the terms of the 20th amendment.

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