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{{short description|28th United States presidential inauguration}}
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|Event_Name = First Presidential Inauguration of William McKinley
|Event_Name = First presidential inauguration of William McKinley
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|Image_Name = File:McKinley sworn in.jpeg
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|Image_Caption = [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Melville Fuller]] administering the oath to McKinley as [[President of the United States|president]] in 1897. Out-going president [[Grover Cleveland]] stands to the right.
|caption = [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Melville Fuller]] administering the oath to McKinley as [[President of the United States|president]] in 1897. Outgoing president [[Grover Cleveland]] stands to the right.
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| participants = [[William McKinley]]<br />25th president of the United States<br />''— Assuming office''<br /><hr>[[Melville Fuller]]<br />[[Chief Justice of the United States]]<br />''— Administering oath''<br /><hr>[[Garret Hobart]]<br />24th vice president of the United States<br />''— Assuming office''<br /><hr>[[Adlai Stevenson I]]<br />23rd vice president of the United States<br />''— Administering oath''
|Participants = [[William McKinley]]
|Location = [[Washington, D.C.]]<br/>[[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol]]
| Location = [[United States Capitol]],<br/>[[Washington, D.C.]]
|Date = March 4, 1897
|Date = {{Start date and age|1897|03|04}}
| notes = {{Succession links|left=[[Second inauguration of Grover Cleveland|1893]]|right=[[Second inauguration of William McKinley|1901]]}}
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{{William McKinley series}}

The '''first inauguration of William McKinley''' as the [[List of Presidents of the United States|25th]] [[President of the United States]] took place on March 4, 1897. The [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration]] marked the commencement of the first four-year term of [[William McKinley]] as President and [[Garret Hobart]] as [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Melville W. Fuller]] administered the [[Oath of office of the President of the United States|Oath of office]]. This was the first inauguration to be recorded on film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inauguration of William McKinley,1897 |url=http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/wmckinley1897.cfm |publisher=Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies |accessdate=2009-01-21}}</ref>
The '''first inauguration of William McKinley''' as the 25th [[president of the United States]] took place on Thursday, March 4, 1897, in front of the [[Old Senate Chamber]] at the [[United States Capitol]], [[Washington, D.C.]] This was the 28th [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration]] and marked the commencement of the first, and eventually only full term of [[William McKinley]] as president and the only term of [[Garret Hobart]] as [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Melville Fuller]] administered the [[Oath of office of the president of the United States|presidential oath of office]]. This was the first inauguration to be recorded on film,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/about/past-inaugural-ceremonies/28th-inaugural-ceremonies/|title=The 28th Presidential Inauguration: William McKinley, March 04, 1897|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214004753/https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/about/past-inaugural-ceremonies/28th-inaugural-ceremonies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was the last presidential inauguration to take place in the 19th century. Hobart died {{age in years and days|1897|3|4|1899|11|21}} 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 to the United States Constitution|Twenty-fifth Amendment]] in 1967.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

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File:Harpers weekly 1897.jpg|Inaugural pamphlet from the occasion
Image:William McKinley 1897 inauguration.ogg|Video clip of the "Black Horse Cavalry" leading the presidential delegation down Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington D.C. for the inauguration of McKinley.
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Image:Harpers weekly 1897.jpg|Inaugural Pamphlet from the occasion.
</gallery>
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Presidency of William McKinley]]
*[[Second inauguration of William McKinley]]
*[[1896 United States presidential election]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{wikisource|William McKinley's First Inaugural Address}}
{{wikisource|William McKinley's First Inaugural Address}}
* [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/mckin1.asp Text of McKinley's First Inaugural Address]


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Latest revision as of 03:48, 22 November 2024

First presidential inauguration of William McKinley
Chief Justice Melville Fuller administering the oath to McKinley as president in 1897. Outgoing president Grover Cleveland stands to the right.
DateMarch 4, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-03-04)
LocationUnited States Capitol,
Washington, D.C.
ParticipantsWilliam McKinley
25th president of the United States
— Assuming office
Melville Fuller
Chief Justice of the United States
— Administering oath
Garret Hobart
24th vice president of the United States
— Assuming office
Adlai Stevenson I
23rd vice president of the United States
— Administering oath
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William McKinley's signature
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The first inauguration of William McKinley as the 25th president of the United States took place on Thursday, March 4, 1897, in front of the Old Senate Chamber at the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. This was the 28th inauguration and marked the commencement of the first, and eventually only full term of William McKinley as president and the only term of Garret Hobart as vice president. Chief Justice Melville Fuller administered the presidential oath of office. This was the first inauguration to be recorded on film,[1] and was the last presidential inauguration to take place in the 19th century. Hobart died 2 years, 262 days 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.

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  • Inaugural pamphlet from the occasion
    Inaugural pamphlet from the occasion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 28th Presidential Inauguration: William McKinley, March 04, 1897". United States Senate. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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