Calvin Coolidge Inauguration by Arthur Ignatius Keller provided courtesy of the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation .
A Momentous Occasion
A closer look at The Centennial Celebration of President Calvin Coolidge ’ s historic Oath of Office at the Calvin Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth Notch
On August 3 , 1923 , a unique and unprecedented transition of power took place at the Coolidge Homestead in Plymouth Notch , Vermont . Following the untimely passing of President Warren G . Harding , Calvin Coolidge stepped up to take the Oath of Office , becoming the first and only U . S . President to be sworn in within the state . In the first week of August 2023 , the Centennial Anniversary of President Coolidge ’ s Oath of Office was celebrated with a series of remarkable events at The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site .
Calvin Coolidge Centennial Inauguration reenactment on August 3 , 2023 in Plymouth Notch .
STORY BY BENJAMIN LERNER • PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY DON POLLARD , COURTESY OF CALVIN COOLIDGE PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION .
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