<Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Participants </Th> <Td> President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt Assuming office Chief Justice of the United States, Charles Evans Hughes Administering oath Vice President of the United States, John Nance Garner Assuming office Retiring Vice President of the United States, Charles Curtis Administering oath </Td> </Tr> <P> The first inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd President of the United States was held on Saturday, March 4, 1933 . The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four - year term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President and John Nance Garner as Vice President . It was the last inauguration to be held on the constitutionally prescribed date of March 4; the 20th Amendment, ratified in January 1933, moved Inauguration Day to January 20 . As a result, Roosevelt's first term in office was shorter than a normal term (as was Garner's) by 43 days . </P> <P> The inauguration took place in the wake of Democrat Roosevelt's landslide victory over Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election . With the nation in the grip of the Great Depression, the new president's inaugural speech was awaited with great anticipation . Broadcast nationwide on several radio networks, the speech was heard by tens of millions of Americans, and set the stage for Roosevelt's urgent efforts to respond to the crisis (Great Depression). </P>

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