Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower


The second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States was held privately on Sunday, January 20, 1957, at the White House and publicly on the following day, Monday, January 21, 1957, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol; both located in Washington, D.C. This was the 43rd inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and final four-year term of both Dwight D. Eisenhower as President and Richard Nixon as Vice President. Chief Justice Earl Warren administered the presidential oath of office after the Senate Minority Leader William Knowland sworn the Vice President in.