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The inauguration of Harry S. Truman as the 33rd President of the United States was held on January 20, 1949. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first full four-year term of Harry S. Truman as President and the only four-year term of Alben W. Barkley as Vice President. (Harry Truman served out most of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 4th term). Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson administered the Oath of office. It was the first televised US presidential inauguration〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=U.S. Senate )〕 and the first with an air parade.〔Shannon Humphrey, "Three-time war vet reflects: John G. Corley II, of Gloucester, flew in Truman's air parade in 1949, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War", Newport News ''Daily Press'' (McClatchy), 20 February 2009; accessed (via ProQuest ).〕 Truman also restarted the tradition of an official inaugural ball, which had disappeared since Warren G. Harding.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/inauguralball.cfm )〕 The day before the inaugural ceremony, Truman signed a law doubling President's salary to $100,000 a year—the first such increase since Ulysses S. Grant's salary doubled to $50,000 in 1873.〔John Steele Gordon, "Why America's CEO is Poorly Paid", ''Wall Street Journal'', 23 January 2001; also (published at ''Jewish World Review'' ).〕 ==Celebration== The inaugural celebration, organized by Melvin D. Hildreth, lasted the full week from January 16–23.〔Jane Krieger, "Truman Inaugural to be Gala Show", ''New York Times'', 12 December 1948, p. E7; accessed (via ProQuest ).〕〔"Truman Calls For Simple, Inexpensive Inaugural", ''Washington Post'', 30 November 1948, p. B1; accessed (via ProQuest ).〕 The ''New York Times'' described it as "the most splendiferous since Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to lift the pall of gloom of 1933 with brave words proclaiming the New Deal".〔Anthony Leviero, "Truman appeals for unity in party to aid peace aims", ''New York Times'', 19 January 1949, p. 1; accessed (via ProQuest ).〕 Some confusion was generated when thousands of people received souvenir "invitations" that were in fact not valid tickets to inaugural events.〔"Inauguration Invitations Are Problem: Thousands Think Mere Souvenirs Are Admittance Tickets", ''Washington Post'', 15 January 1949, p. 1; accessed (via ProQuest ).〕〔 1.3 million people reportedly stood on Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues in Washington, D.C., to watch the inaugural parade. Six hundred warplanes flew overhead, and army soldiers marched with new weaponry on display. Some of the marching units were racially mixed.〔"Democracy in Action in Inaugural Parade", ''Baltimore Afro-American'' (NNPA), 29 January 1949.〕 During the parade, Truman was saluted by retired General and future President Dwight D. Eisenhower, then President of Columbia University.〔Philip Potter, "Truman Calls For Bold World-Aid Plan; 1,300,000 Line Route Of Inaugural Parade", ''Baltimore Sun'', 21 January 1949, accessed (via ProQuest ).〕 Truman drew media attention for 'snubbing' southern Governors Strom Thurmond and Herman Talmadge during the parade.〔Westbrook Pegler, "(Truman Snubs Leader of Dixiecrats )", ''Milwaukee Sentinel'' (KFS), 21 January 1949.〕〔"(Truman Curt to Thurmond; Turns Back on Talmadge )", ''Washington Observer'' (UP), 21 January 1949.〕 Lena Horne, Dorothy Maynor and Lionel Hampton performed at the inaugural gala—the first African Americans to appear at this type of performance.〔"(Cream of Nation's Talent Stars at Truman's Inaugural Gala )", ''Baltimore Afro-American'', 29 January 1949.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Second inauguration of Harry S. Truman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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