First inauguration of Calvin Coolidge

First inauguration of Calvin Coolidge
	First correct composite photograph made of President Coolidge's first dramatic inaugural in Plymouth, VT. The oath is being administered by notary Colonel John Coolidge, the president's father, and witnessed by Mrs. Grace Coolidge, Porter H. Dale, and Leonard L. Lane.
Date	August 3, 1923; August 21, 1923
Location	Coolidge Homestead,; Plymouth Notch, Vermont (August 3); Willard Hotel,; Washington, D.C. (August 21)
Participants	Calvin Coolidge; 30th president of the United States; — Assuming office; John Calvin Coolidge Sr.; Vermont justice of the peace; — Administering oath (August 3); Adolph A. Hoehling Jr.; Associate Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; — Administering oath (August 21)

The first inauguration of Calvin Coolidge as the 30th president of the United States was held on Friday, August 3, 1923, at the Coolidge Homestead in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, following the death of President Warren G. Harding the previous evening. The inauguration – the sixth non-scheduled, extraordinary inauguration to ever take place – marked the commencement of the first term (a partial term of 1 year, 213 days) of Calvin Coolidge as president. The presidential oath of office was administered to the new president by his father, John Calvin Coolidge Sr., who was a Vermont notary public and justice of the peace. On Tuesday, August 21, 1923, President Coolidge repeated the oath before Justice Adolph A. Hoehling Jr. of the Court of the District of Columbia at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.

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First correct composite photograph made of President Coolidge's first dramatic inaugural in Plymouth, VT. The oath is being administered by notary Colonel John Coolidge, the president's father, and witnessed by Mrs. Grace Coolidge, Porter H. Dale, and Leonard L. Lane.
Date	August 3, 1923 (1923-08-03) August 21, 1923
Location	Coolidge Homestead, Plymouth Notch, Vermont (August 3) Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C. (August 21)
Participants	Calvin Coolidge 30th president of the United States — Assuming office John Calvin Coolidge Sr. Vermont justice of the peace — Administering oath (August 3) Adolph A. Hoehling Jr. Associate Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia — Administering oath (August 21)