President Theodore Roosevelt, 1905

Vice President		Charles Fairbanks
Inauguration Date		Saturday, March 4, 1905
Location		East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Oath Administered By:		Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice
Bible Used:		Same Bible used when Roosevelt was sworn in as Governor of New York in 1898, open to James 1:22-23
Length of Inaugural Address:		983 words
Attire (what the president wore):		Cutaway coat, striped trousers.
Weather:		Sunny with strong northwest winds. Patches of snow remained on the ground from a snow fall the day before. Estimated noon temperature of 45°F.
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information:		This was the first time telephone lines were installed at the U.S. Capitol for an Inauguration. To view more images from Roosevelt's 1905 Inauguration, visit the Senate Curator's Inaugural exhibit.

Theodore Roosevelt delivering his Inaugural address, March 4, 1905
(U.S. Senate Collection)