Video: 'Inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 [SOUND!]'
(Tuesday, January 20, 1953, 12:32 p.m. EST) — Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower of New York took the oath of office today as the 34th president of the United States at the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Continue reading Dwight D. Eisenhower sworn in as 34th president of the United States, Richard Nixon as 36th VP 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1953)