Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson

Second Presidential Inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson

Date	January 20, 1965 (1965-01-20)
Location	United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Organized by	Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
Participants	Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States — Assuming office Earl Warren Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. 38th Vice President of the United States — Assuming office John William McCormack Speaker of the United States House of Representatives — Administering oath

The second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States was held on Wednesday, January 20, 1965, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 45th inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and only full term of Lyndon B. Johnson as President and the only term of Hubert Humphrey as Vice President. Chief Justice Earl Warren administered the Oath of office. Lady Bird Johnson founded the tradition of incoming First Ladies participating in the ceremony by holding the sworn-in president's Bible. Vice President Humphrey was sworn-in by John W. McCormack, the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This was the first inauguration when the president rode in a bulletproof limousine.

An estimated 1.2 million attended the inauguration, at the time the record holder for any event held at the National Mall until the Obama inauguration in 2009. This was the last time an inauguration was covered by newsreels.

See also

• Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
• First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson
• 1964 United States presidential election

External links

• The short film Inauguration of President Johnson (1965) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
• President Johnson 1965 Inaugural Address (with audio) on YouTube

• Text of Johnson's Inaugural Address
• Audio of Johnson's Inaugural Address