To coincide with the second inauguration of President Obama, American History TV airs presidential inaugurations from our archive. We’ll begin with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s in 1933, and end with President Obama’s first inaugural in 2009.
Presidents take the oath of office and deliver their inaugural speeches at noon on January 20th of the year following their election.
Our coverage features Universal newsreels, footage from the Senate Recording studio and Presidential libraries supplementing our own C-SPAN recordings.