Presidential Inauguration Date Change (Presidential Inauguration Series)

For 144 years, the U.S. President was inaugurated in the spring. But after the election of 1933, Congress changed the date in the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, moving the date up to Jan. 20. Library of Congress historian Michelle Krowl explains why. For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9646