SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -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 four years earlier on March 4, 1933.

Detailed explanation-2: -When is Inauguration Day? Inauguration Day occurs every four years on January 20 (or January 21 if January 20 falls on a Sunday) at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Detailed explanation-3: -More videos on YouTube The 20th amendment to the Constitution specifies that the term of each elected President of the United States begins at noon on January 20 of the year following the election. Each president must take the oath of office before assuming the duties of the position.

Detailed explanation-4: -The inauguration of Roosevelt and Vice President John Nance Garner, the Speaker of the House during the 72nd Congress (1931–1933), was the first to occur after the passage of the Twentieth Amendment. Nicknamed the Lame Duck Amendment, it moved the inauguration date from March 4th to January 20th.