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20 Jan 1937
On January 20, 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president sworn into office in January. It was his second of four inaugurations; the first had been held fours years earlier on March 4, 1933. Roosevelt's first inauguration had been shadowed by the onset of the Great Depression—within a week of taking office, the new president had declared a federal bank holiday.
Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address was optimistic about the ...
New Deal Events
| 1934 Nov 14 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Begins Trying to Reform Public Health
On November 14, 1934, taking note of the problem of “economic loss due to sickness,” which he characterized as “a very serious problem for many families with and without incomes” (and whi...
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| 1937 Jan 20 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Is Inaugurated
On January 20, 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president sworn into office in January. It was his second of four inaugurations; the first had been held fours years earl...
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| 1949 Jan 5 |
President Harry Truman Delivers His State Of The Union Address
On January 5, 1949, President Harry Truman used his State of the Union address to recommend measures including national health insurance, raising the minimum wage, strengthening the posi...
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