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Film, Video Presidential Inauguration Date Change

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Title

  • Presidential Inauguration Date Change

Summary

  • For 144 years, the U.S. President was inaugurated in the spring. But after the election of 1933, Congress changed the date in the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, moving the date up to Jan. 20. Library of Congress historian Michelle Krowl explains why.

Event Date

  • January 20, 2021

Running Time

  • 1 minutes 2 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Presidential Inauguration Date Change. 2021. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9646/.

APA citation style:

(2021) Presidential Inauguration Date Change. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9646/.

MLA citation style:

Presidential Inauguration Date Change. 2021. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9646/>.