The first inauguration of William McKinley as the
25th president of the United States
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took place on Thursday, March 4, 1897, in front of the
Old Senate Chamber
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at the
United States Capitol
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,
Washington, D.C. This was the 28th
inauguration
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and marked the commencement of the first, and eventually only full term of
William McKinley
William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in t ...
as president and the only term of
Garret Hobart as
vice president
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.
Chief Justice Melville Fuller
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administered the
presidential oath of office. This was the first inauguration to be recorded on film,
and was the last presidential inauguration to take place in the 19th century. Hobart died into this term, and the office remained vacant since there was no constitutional provision which allow an intra-term vice-presidential office filling; it would be regulated by the
Twenty-fifth Amendment in 1967.
Gallery
File:Harpers weekly 1897.jpg, Inaugural pamphlet from the occasion
See also
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Presidency of William McKinley
The presidency of William McKinley began on March 4, 1897, when William McKinley was inaugurated and ended September 14, 1901, upon his assassination. A longtime Republican, McKinley is best known for conducting the successful Spanish–American ...
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Second inauguration of William McKinley
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1896 United States presidential election
The 1896 United States presidential election was the 28th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1896. Former Governor William McKinley, the Republican candidate, defeated former Representative William Jennings Bryan, t ...
References
External links
Text of McKinley's First Inaugural Address
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United States presidential inaugurations
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Inauguration
In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inaugu ...
March 1897 events