Video: 'Mar. 4, 1925: Inaugural Ceremonies for Calvin Coolidge'

(Wednesday, March 4, 1925, 12:59 p.m. EST) — President Calvin Coolidge, 52, was inaugurated today for a second term of office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice (and former U.S. President) William H. Taft administering oath of office and broadcast live on 21 radio stations coast-to-coast.

Before Coolidge was sworn in, Charles G. Dawes, 59, of Illinois was inaugurated as the 30th U.S. Vice President in the Senate Chamber and then made a fiery, half-hour address denouncing the rules of the Senate, the seniority system and many other things that Senators held dear.

Coolidge and Dawes, Republicans, had defeated Democrats John W. Davis-Charles W. Bryan in the November 1924 general election.

Video: 'Calvin Coolidge - Inaugural Address'