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Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt

38th United States presidential inauguration

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Chief Justice Charles Hughes administered the presidential oath of office to Roosevelt at 12:29 PM. It rained all morning and during the inauguration; the crowds hastily dispersed once the inauguration was over.

Within a week of taking office, he declared a federal bank holiday.

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