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The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
The second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States was held on Wednesday, January 20, 1937, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 38th presidential inauguration and marked the commencement of the second term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president and John Nance Garner as ...
Of the individuals elected president of the United States, four died of natural causes while in office (William Henry Harrison, [1] Zachary Taylor, [2] Warren G. Harding [3] and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, [4] James A. Garfield, [4] [5] William McKinley [6] and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office ...
This is the first time Inauguration Day in the United States occurs on this date, in response to the ratification in 1933 of the 20th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Inauguration has occurred on January 20 ever since. John Nance Garner is sworn in for a second term as Vice President of the United States.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945.
January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The following is a list of timelines of United States presidencies. George Washington (1787–1797) Timeline of the George Washington presidency;
The 1937 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1937, marking his fourth address to Congress.The speech was delivered shortly after Roosevelt's reelection and was the first time in U.S. history that a president addressed a newly elected Congress at the end of a term, rather than at the beginning.