President Coolidge's Inauguration (1925)

With the Presidential Inauguration now over in America, I thought I would go back into my collection and see if I had any old film from an earlier inauguration. I found one!
On March 4, 1925, Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated the 30th President of the United States. He was sworn in by Chief Justice William H. Taft on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol. Coolidge was already President after the death of President Harding in 1923 and this was to become his only elected term.
From this old silent newsreel, you'll see Coolidge along with his wife and Senator Curtis leaving by automobile. You'll see the swearing in and the many bands that played in the parade in Washington, DC. Also there is official duties and speeches at various events including Arlington National Cemetery.
Calvin Coolidge died in January of 1933 and had some important firsts: his inauguration was the first broadcast on radio, he was the first President to make a sound film, and was the first to be on a coin during his lifetime.
Even 84 years ago, the Inauguration of a President was a grand event.
Filmed: March 4, 1925

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[heb1114]

Calvin Coolidge is definitely one of our most underrated presidents. He cut taxes, reduced the national debt, worked to protect American interests abroad, and made Native Americans full citizens. Furthermore, he restored honor to the presidency after the scandals of the Harding administration. We need more presidential candidates like this today.

[ericso333]

Coolidge was one of the greatest Presidents ever, and definitely the best from 1900 until now. He understood Liberty, low taxes, family and capitalism. He was the last of the Jeffersonian Presidents. My Favorites in no order would be Jefferson, Madison, Washington, Coolidge, Polk and perhaps Jackson. Not so much for what they did in office, but because of their ideologies. Today we have Media-CIA picked Socialist Presidents.

[texas224]

He was a quiet president.. a low profile kind of guy.

[HydreiS2000]

The top comments on here let me know I'm not alone. Great men, these.

[PatriotConservative1]

Coolidge & Reagan are the only presidents since 1865 who understood the constitution, limited government & family values

[PatriotConservative1]

@heb1114 yes your right Calvin Coolidge was one of the best presidents in history the best presidents in american history are Washington,Adams,Jefferson,Mad­ison,Monroe,Lincoln,Coolidge & Reagan

[PureChristian1]

Calvin Coolidge was one of the best presidents, an example of a true american. During his presidency the USA was the best it had been in years. Modern day politicians should follow his example.

[chonitin]

John Calvin Coolidge - one of the WORST presidents in US history. He set the stage for the Great Depression. He denied benefits for the veterans of WW1 and refused to help American farmers at the time of most need by vetoing bills to send them aid. His racist character is seen through his shameless silence and veiled sympathy for the August 8, 1925 Ku Klux Klan march in Washington D.C., which drew 40,000 white supremacists against the rights for racial and religious minorities in the US.

[Willredd94]

@Bleedingheart911 You are an ignorant revisionist. Second Bush president, laissez-faire? You are an ignorant fool. Government has never been larger, more intrusive and more regulatory then it was under George W Bush and now even more under Obama. Under Bush federal regulations grew at a faster rate than any president since FDR you fool.

[Bleedingheart911]

Like the second Bush presidency, Coolidge's laissez-faire policy eventually caught up to him and us. While things are going ok you can turn a blind eye to business and ignore social responsibility, but whether it be the great depression or the collapse in 2008 it comes home to hit you. Even a measure of effective oversight in the financial system would have protected us from the abuses of the banking and financial industry. To call Coolidge a great president for doing nothing is ridiculous.

[Willredd94]

Yes Democrats. Conservatives were pro-civil rights like Coolidge and Harding!

[Willredd94]

@ericso333 I fully agree. The thing is FDR accomplished his goal of tripling the size of the federal government and destroying the Constitution and limited govt. Reagan tried his best, but in an era of big govt there isnt much that could be done with Democrats controlling Congress.