Second inauguration of Richard Nixon
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The second inauguration of Richard Nixon as the 37th President of the United States
was held on January 20, 1973. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second term (which lasted approximately one and a half years) of Richard Nixon
as President and the second term (which lasted approximately nine months) of Spiro Agnew
as Vice President
. Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
administered the Oath of office to both President and Vice President.
, whom Nixon replaced in the White House, died two days after the inauguration. Many of the ceremonies that the Armed Forces Inauguration Committee
had planned during the ten days had to be canceled to allow for a full state funeral
. Because of the inauguration, many of the military men who participated in the inauguration took part in the funeral. It also meant Johnson's casket traveled the entire length of Capitol, entering through the Senate wing when taken into the rotunda to lie in state and exited through the House wing steps due to construction on the East Front steps.
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
was held on January 20, 1973. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second term (which lasted approximately one and a half years) of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
as President and the second term (which lasted approximately nine months) of Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland...
as Vice President
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
. Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Although Burger had conservative leanings, the U.S...
administered the Oath of office to both President and Vice President.
Death of Lyndon B. Johnson
Former president Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
, whom Nixon replaced in the White House, died two days after the inauguration. Many of the ceremonies that the Armed Forces Inauguration Committee
Joint Task Force-Armed Forces Inaugural Committee
The Armed Forces Inaugural Committee coordinates the United States Armed Forces participation in the ten-day period of U.S. Presidential Inauguration Day ceremonies. That traditionally includes musical military units, marching bands, color guards, ushers, firing details, and salute batteries...
had planned during the ten days had to be canceled to allow for a full state funeral
State funerals in the United States
State funerals in the United States are public funerals held in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. that are offered to a sitting or ex-President of the United States, a President-elect, as well as other people designated by the President...
. Because of the inauguration, many of the military men who participated in the inauguration took part in the funeral. It also meant Johnson's casket traveled the entire length of Capitol, entering through the Senate wing when taken into the rotunda to lie in state and exited through the House wing steps due to construction on the East Front steps.