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Inauguration Echoes of Coolidge Dawn Ceremony
Washington observed a simple inauguration as President Coolidge and Vice President Dawes took their oaths. The event reached a vast audience via radio, contrasting sharply with Harding's deathbed oath. The ceremony proceeded on the capitol east front with the diplomatic corps, Supreme Court justices, and congressional leaders in attendance amid a crowd along Pennsylvania Avenue.
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United States
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Taft
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Senate Chamber
Warren Gamadlel Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
President Coolidge
Senator Cummins
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Mr. Dawes
Diplomatic Corps
Senor Riano
Supreme Court
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Cummins
Marine Band
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