this is the hope that beckons onward in this century of. this is the work that awaits us all to be done with bravery, with charity, and with prayer. to almighty god, my citizens, i thank. you.

the honor of your presence, is at the ceremonies, attending the of the president and vice president of the united states. january first, 1957. committee on arrangements styles bridges chairman. senator theodore francis green, senator john jay sparkman, speaker of the house sam. house majority leader john w mccormick. house minority leader joseph w martin jr.

special musical score by the united states marine band captain albert w shelford. director music composed and conducted by sergeant donald huntzberger staff arranger. and. in fall of 1956, our hand cameras were allowed to briefly cover a meeting of joint inaugural committee as they met to, discuss plans for the coming inauguration. chairman of the committee senator styles bridges of new hampshire speaker sam rayburn of texas. senator theodore francis green of rhode island. house majority leader mccormick of massachusetts.

senator john sparkman of alabama. house minority leader joseph w martin. junior, massachusetts. secretary to the committee and to the senate minority. mark trice. installation the special steel platforms for television and newsreel cameras was immediately begun. on the. approximately 540,000 feet of lumber was used to provide seating for thousand of the

invited guests guests. on on january 3rd, 1957. the flag flew over the capitol as both houses of congress met to begin the first session of the 85th congress. several days later, the president made an unprecedented address to a joint session of the congress to apprize membership of the then serious many. he requested congressional approval for his mideastern policies and received such a resolution from the congress such short time later. on january 20th. the president and mrs. again attended the national church as they had four years ago. the reverend elson gave

inspiring and timely sermon on the subject a under god god. the president. mrs. eisenhower left the church for the white house where the president and the vice president were officially sworn for their second terms of office. since, by law, the president cannot serve more than two terms. this would be the beginning of the last four years of occupancy. the white house by president eisenhower. typical of the many receptions held throughout washington for the best in attending the inaugural ceremonies was this reception given by senator and mrs. bridges in honor of the governor of new hampshire. the senator and the receiving with lovely mrs. bridges with

champagne music by this marine quartet directed, by lieutenant king. the morning of january 21st dawned cold, cold and overcast. the plaza, as seen from a navy blimp overhead. as the president and mamie came out of the white house. he paused momentarily, thought back to his first inauguration when he came to the white house to be accompanied by president truman on his first ride to the capitol capitol. the president continued down the steps. the the vice president waiting.

and as the presidential caravan leaves the white house grounds, the president's his second such historic journey down pennsylvania avenue in four years. the waiting crowds herald, his arrival at the capitol, where the ceremonies are to be held. like ever to go on helps mamie from the car as enter the capitol, escorted by senator bridges. and.

the dignitaries descend to inaugural platform that precedes the members of the house of representatives. carl hayden, dean of the senate, leads the senators with the minority leader, william knowland and majority leader lyndon johnson close behind. representing mighty military services. the joint chiefs staff secretaries humphrey and dallas lead cabinet members followed the nine black robe justices of the united supreme court. former president herbert hoover and an outspoken champion, the eisenhower's administration governor and mrs. dewey leonard hall, chairman of the republican national committee. and now accompanied by members of the joint inaugural committee, the vice of the united states, richard nixon, takes his place on the platform.

of the moment. everyone has been waiting for has now arrived. the president, the united states steps into view and a tremendous ovation resounds across the capitol from the thousands who have gathered here from and far to witnesses solemn oath of service to the american people, and to assume the leadership of this great country of ours by four year term. an expectant hush envelops a throng. the oath of office will be administered. the vice president i senator william nolan of california. will.

pick up. i richard nixon, do solemnly i richard, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign, domestic, that i will support andend nstitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith, allegiance to the same that i will bear true faith and allegiance the same that i take obligation freely without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i take this obligation without any mental reservation, purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i am about to enter, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which i am about to enter. so help me god. so help me god. congratulations, mr. vice

president. yeah. the solemn amnesty of the occasion fills air with an electric silence. people from all over this country and yes, the world to watch. wait and listen for moment when i will step forward forward. and. you, dwight eisenhower, do solemnly swear. i, dwight eisenhower do swear that you will faithfully execute the office of president the united states, that i will faithfully the office of the president of the united states, and will to the best of your ability and will do the best of my ability. preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. preserve, protect, defend the

constitution of the united states. so help you god. so help me god. thank you. the looked out upon the gathering. he thought back to the year 1953 when he offered the now famous eisenhower a prayer. the first time any president had ever prefaced his inaugural address with such a prayer. give we pray the power to discern clearly right from wrong and allow all our words and act to be governed thereby and by the laws of land. a we pray that our concern shall be for all the people who regard the substation raised our calling calling. mr. mr. president.

mr. justice. mr. speaker. members, my family and friends, my countrymen and the friends of my country, wherever they may be we meet again as upon a light moment four years ago and. again, you have witnessed my solemn oath of service to you. i too am a witness today testifying in your name to the principles then purpose to which we as a people. our pledge before all else we upon our common common labor as a nation. the blessings of almighty and, the hopes in our hearts, faith in the deepest prayers of our whole people. may we pursue the right without

self-righteousness. may we know unity without conformity. may we grow in strength without pride in self. may in our dealings. with all peoples of the earth. ever speak truth and serve justice and social america in the sight of. all men of good will prove true to the honorable purposes that bind and rule us as a people. in all this time of trial through which we pass. we in the land of plenty. but rarely has this earth known such peril as today in our nation, work and wealth abound. our population grows. hummers. crowds. our rivers and rail our skies. harbors and highways. our soil is fertile. our agriculture culture

productive. the. the rings of the song. our industry. rolling mills. blast furnaces. dynamo dams and assembly lines. the chorus of america. the bountiful. now, this is home. yet this is the whole of our world. for our world is where our whole destiny lies. at the completion of his address, the president and mamie waved at the cheering crowd. the presidential party was led from the stands by zeke johnson's, sergeant at arms of the house on the left, and joseph duke, sergeant of arms of the senate on the right. it was a special luncheon held in the old supreme court room.

this beautiful centerpiece as greeted ike and -- in the midst of a sumptuous buffet. a sneak preview of the food and. the president and mrs. eisenhower ate a hearty meal. the vice president and his wife with mrs. john eisenhower, followed by the nixons two children, tricia. julie. even a solemn ceremony as a presidential inauguration could not the humor of julie nixon's black i want our little girls made out. sam rayburn, martin and mark

price. chief justice warren and mrs. warren. white. president hoover. senator and mrs. styles bridges. along with members of the joint inaugural committee. their wives were host to the presidential party. as the president and mamie waved to the cheering multitudes. they start the drive from the capitol to the reviewing stand in front of the white house house. on pennsylvania avenue. the inaugural parade is led by a platoon of washington metropolitan motorcycle police. the president in, an open car,

waved to them all the thousands who lined the parade route, cheering loudly from windows and buildings and on the street. as a parade approaches treasury building. they turned up 15 straight. the president and mamie are followed by the vice president and, pat nixon.

the massed colors of the 48 states, the district of columbia and territories. earl warren chief justice of the united states supreme court, followed by members of the president's cabinet. the president with mamie, have arrived at the stand where he will review hundreds of units which compose the inaugural. united states military academy cadets from west point lead, the first division. and as the cadet colors pass and review perhaps the president signs back to time. 44 years ago when he marched as a cadet before a woodrow wilson, not realizing what a pattern destiny was to.

we born in. the united states naval academy band, followed closely by the brigade of midshipmen men who will soon lead the united states navy. in this time of watchful peace. and for the first time ever to appear in inaugural parade, the cadets, the newly constituted air force academy, the backbone of our vital defensive air arm. and a public display on the latest weapons in our defense arsenal. the guided missiles, awesome and foreboding in appearance yet

comforting in the knowledge that they stand as deterrent to aggression from any source weapons of defense relying upon a retaliatory so devastating that aggression will serve no purpose. new jersey's blow reminding everyone of the fight against polio was awarded the title most unique georgia. the ike's favorite golfing retreat in. augusta, georgia.

the best design award was captured by flower with this very beautiful and the usual pretty girls girls. liberty and strength through the consent, the governed was portrayed in the theme float of the 1957 inaugural parade, the longest float of any ever to appear anywhere. it measured 407 feet long, representing states and many industries. guam's was awarded the best float, the theme of the

inaugural parade. pretty girls were in abundance throughout and of course those who appreciated this by by. the mile. burma the elephant bay traditional symbol of the republican party. even burma saluted the president with upraised trunk and blast of steam, showed the temper of the day cold and damp throughout, which stood for hours on. the reviewing stand and uncle sam. band after band, their colorful uniforms and their stirring marches.

in. the cowboy who didn't get the rope by this time as they did in the march heralded 53 parade and what americans seen would be complete without our indians. a governor of south dakota, your immediate attention when he stopped to take a picture of for his son. at the end of the parade approached with eisenhower bandwagon a tribute. 3 hours and stretching for many miles. i'd before him throughout parade. the president stood for them all the thousands in the line of march who came to pay homage, attesting popular appeal to the millions across the breadth of our nation. the sun slowly settled behind the capitol as the daylight hours drew to a close close.

one by one, as the lights came on, the stage was set. what a gala celebration that was to follow. as official washington turned out in all her splendor. but the inaugural balls to be held in honor. the president. to accommodate the thousands who wish to attend four separate balls were held. the president mamie visited them all here at the mayflower hotel. we see mrs. dowd, maybe his mother and her sister, mrs. j. gordon moore moore. a jubilant secretary, humphrey. senator styles bridges and mrs. bridges. and.

the president and mrs. eisenhower were escorted into their box by. their hosts, mr. and mrs. akers. as the orchestra salutes the president. we bring to a close, a salute by the american to their leader. the president, the united states. dwight david eisenhower, and his beloved mamie mamie.