Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1937 Inauguration Speech

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second inauguration, in 1937, was the first held on Jan. 20 — moved up from March 4. Referring to his first inaugural address, he said: “We dedicated ourselves to the fulfillment of a vision—to speed the time when there would be for all the people that security and peace essential to the pursuit of happiness. We of the Republic pledged ourselves to drive from the temple of our ancient faith those who had profaned it; to end by action, tireless and unafraid, the stagnation and despair of that day.”