Scenes of Calvin Coolidge being sworn in for second term as Governor of Massachusetts
At the State House in Boston, Calvin Coolidge is sworn in for his second term as Governor of Massachusetts on January 8, 1920. The ceremony actually took place in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, but this film is shot in the Council Chamber. Coolidge is sworn in by a man who is probably Edwin T. McKnight, President of the State Senate. The second sequence shows Governor Coolidge, members of his staff, and the Executive Council posing for the camera. Standing in the front are Coolidge and Lieutenant Governor Channing H. Cox. Seated, left to right, are: Councillors James G. Harris, George B. Wason, Matthew J. Whittall, and Harry H. Williams. In the back row, left to right, are: Secretary to the Governor Henry F. Long (visible between Coolidge and Cox), Assistant Secretary Harry S. Fairfield, Councillor Lewis R. Sullivan, Executive Secretary Charles S. Southworth, Councillor Horace A. Carter, Councillor Henry L. Bowles, and Edward Horrigan, the Governor’s body guard.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1920-01-08