27TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
GROVER
CLEVELAND
March 4, 1893
ADLAI E.
STEVENSON
THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
.The Swearing-In Ceremony:
Grover Cleveland was sworn-in as the 24th President of the United States.
Adlai E. Stevenson was sworn-in as the 23rd Vice President of the United States the day prior on March 3, 1893.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Snow began during the early morning and ended around 1 p.m. One to two inches fell across the area. A biting wind blew from the northwest. The crowd was small for the Ceremony and many planned events were canceled. Estimated noon temperature of 25°F.
Bible:
Bible provided by D. W. Middleton, Clerk of the Supreme Court, open to Psalm 118:11-13.
FACTS, FIRSTS, AND PRECEDENTS
Grover Cleveland is the first president to have served two non-consecutive terms, first in 1885 and again later in 1893. He is therefore referred to as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Adlai E. Stevenson in the Senate Chamber at the close of the 52nd Congress on March 3, 1893
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Grover Cleveland
by the Honorable Melville W. Fuller,
Chief Justice of the United States
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
President Grover Cleveland