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Between 73 and 79 days after the presidential election, the president-elect of the United States is inaugurated as president by taking the presidential oath of office. The inauguration takes place for each new presidential term, even if the president is continuing in office for a second term.
The 1948 presidential election contrasted with other elections across the world during this period, for Truman was a war leader who managed to win election (Churchill and De Gaulle both left office shortly after the end of the war).
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- Harry S. Truman
- Alben W. Barkley
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Theodore Roosevelt's First Presidential Proclamation “A terrible bereavement has befallen our people. The President of the United States has been struck down--a crime committed not only against the chief magistrate, but against every law-abiding and liberty-loving citizen."
Drafted by a UN committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, it was accepted by the General Assembly as Resolution 217 during its third session on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France.
United States presidential election of 1948, American presidential election held on Nov. 2, 1948, in which Democratic Pres. Harry S. Truman defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Historical background. The roots of the 1948 election date to 1940, when Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to run for an unprecedented third term as president.
Jan 24, 2024 · Franklin D. Roosevelt. The thirty-second president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president four times (1933-45). First Inauguration - March 4, 1933. Facts* Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt attended St. John’s Church for a morning worship service, beginning a new tradition.
Backgrounders. Inaugurations and the White House. Four key features are associated with a presidential inauguration: the oath of office administered to the president at the Capitol, the inaugural address, the inaugural parade, and the inaugural ball.
