29TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
WILLIAM
MCKINLEY
March 4, 1901
THEODORE
ROOSEVELT
INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
Sen. Marcus A. Hanna (R-OH), Chair
Sen. John C. Spooner (R-WI)
Sen. James K. Jones (D-AR)
Rep. Joseph G. Cannon (R-IL)
Rep. John Dalzell (R-PA)
Rep. Thomas C. McRae (D-AR)
THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
The Swearing-In Ceremony:
William McKinley was sworn-in as the 25th President of the United States, and Theodore Roosevelt was sworn-in as the 25th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Overcast. It rained overnight and then began again during the Ceremony and ended at 3:45 p.m. Total rainfall was 0.32 inches. Estimated noon temperature of 47°F.
Bible:
Bible provided to him by the Clerk of the Supreme Court, open to Proverbs 16:20-21
FACTS, FIRSTS, AND PRECEDENTS
First time the U.S. House of Representatives joined with the U.S. Senate, creating the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, to make Inaugural arrangements.
PROGRAM
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to William McKinley
by the Honorable Melville W. Fuller,
Chief Justice of the United States
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Theodore Roosevelt
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
President William McKinley