Swearing-In Ceremony for President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Forty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies, January 20, 1965
Inaugural Address
‘My fellow countrymen, on this occasion, the oath I have taken before you and before God is not mine alone, but ours together.’
Read the address
(Words: 1492)
Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Lyndon Baines Johnson by the Honorable Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Forty-Fifth Inaugural Ceremonies
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In a solemn ritual in the Capitol Plaza, Chief Justice Earl Warren (right) swears in Lyndon B. Johnson as the 36th President of the United States. Looking on are Lady Bird Johnson and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
- Bible Used: Johnson took the oath on the same family Bible he used at his Vice Presidential Inauguration in 1961. It was closed.
- Attire: Morning coat, striped trousers
Vice Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to Hubert Humphrey.
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Vice Presdient Hubert Humphrey
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Location
East Portico,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DCWeather
Skies were cloudy and one inch of snow lay on the ground. Estimated temperature of 38°F.
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Facts, Firsts & Precedents
Security for Johnson's Inauguration was tight following the assasination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. For the first time, the President rode in a bullet-proofed limousine.
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Inaugural Committee
- Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC), Chair
- Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
- Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA)
- Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
- Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)