Swearing-In Ceremony for President James E. Carter
Forty-Eighth Inaugural Ceremonies, January 20, 1977
Program
Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks
- Howard W. Cannon
Invocation
Bishop William R. Cannon
Vice Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Walter Mondale.
Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to James E. Carter by the Honorable Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Bible Used: Family Bible, open to VI Micah 6:8, and the Bible used by George Washington (belonging to St. John's Mason Lodge No. 1)
- Attire: Business suit (breaking with tradition of formal attire followed by predecessors)
Inaugural Address
‘For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land.’
Read the address
(Words: 1228)
Benediction
Archbishop John R. Roach
The National Anthem
Cantor Issac Goodfriend
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Location
East Portico,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DCWeather
It was cold and sunny. The wind chill temperature was in the teens. Estimated noon temperature of 28°F.
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Facts, Firsts & Precedents
Jimmy Carter was the first President to walk from the Capitol to the White House in the parade following the swearing-in ceremony.
Carter requested that the Inaugural luncheon, hosted by the JCCIC be canceled.
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Inaugural Committee
- Sen. Howard W. Cannon (D-NV), Chair
- Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
- Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
- Rep. Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. (D-MA)
- Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
- Rep. John J. Rhodes (R-AZ)