Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.Numerous shots of crowd attending inaugural address and officials and honored guests on platform. Following the opening prayer, Spiro Agnew is sworn in by Senate Republican leader Everett McKinley Dirksen, then Richard Nixon is sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Warren. This is followed by President Nixon's inaugural address in which he streeses the importance of international peace and America's need for reconciliation between blacks and whites. Following the speech is a benediction by Cardinal Terrence J. Cook and the singing of the National Anthem. The film closes with brief shots of the motorcade and inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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