30TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
THEODORE
ROOSEVELT
March 4th, 1905
CHARLES
FAIRBANKS
INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
Sen. John C. Spooner (R-WI), Chair
Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)
Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)
Rep. John Dalzell (R-PA)
Rep. Edgar D. Crumpacker (R-IN)
Rep. John S. Williams (D-MS)
THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
The Swearing-In Ceremony:
Theodore Roosevelt was sworn-in as the 26th President of the United States, and Charles Fairbanks was sworn-in as the 26th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
East Portico, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Sunny with strong northwest winds. Patches of snow remained on the ground from a snowfall the day before. Estimated noon temperature of 45°F.
Bible:
Same Bible used when Roosevelt was sworn in as Governor of New York in 1898, open to James 1:22-23.
FACTS, FIRSTS, AND PRECEDENTS
This was the first-time telephone lines were installed at the U.S. Capitol for an Inauguration.
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Theodore Roosevelt by the Honorable Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice of the United States.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Charles Fairbanks.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
President Theodore Roosevelt