28TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
WILLIAM
MCKINLEY
March 4, 1897
GARRET
HOBART
THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
The Swearing-In Ceremony:
William McKinley was sworn-in as the 25th President of the United States.
Garret Hobart was sworn-in as the 24th Vice President of the United States the day prior on March 3, 1897.
Location:
In front of the Original Senate Wing, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Clear. Estimated noon temperature of 40°F.
Bible:
Bible presented to him by the Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church; II Chronicles 1:10 is marked.
FACTS, FIRSTS, AND PRECEDENTS
First Inaugural Ceremony recorded by a motion picture camera; First president to have a glass-enclosed reviewing stand for the Inaugural Parade; First Inauguration at which Congress hosted a luncheon for the President and Vice President.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Garret Hobart by outgoing Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson in the Senate Chamber on March 3, 1897, at the close of the 54th Congress
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES PROGRAM
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to William McKinley
by the Honorable Melville W. Fuller,
Chief Justice of the United States
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
President William McKinley