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The first inauguration of William McKinley as the 25th president of the United States took place on Thursday, March 4, 1897, in front of the Old Senate Chamber at the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
March 4 - The first inauguration of William McKinley takes place. April 23 - The Atoka Agreement is signed. July 24 - McKinley signs the Dingley Act into law. December 6 - McKinley delivers the 1897 State of the Union Address. [1] December 16 - McKinley nominates Attorney General Joseph McKenna to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Chief Justice Melville Fuller swears in William McKinley as president; outgoing President Grover Cleveland at right.. McKinley's first presidential inauguration was held on March 4, 1897, in front of the Original Senate Wing, at the U.S. Capitol.
William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a member of the Republican Party , he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the industrial states and nationwide for decades.
The luncheon dates back to the 1897 inauguration of President William McKinley and is hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. The Post has reached out to reps for ...
William McKinley requested the change in 1897, so that he could reiterate the words of the oath at the close of his first inaugural address. [citation needed] William Henry Harrison delivered the longest inaugural address, at 8,445 words, in 1841. John Adams' 1797 address, which totaled 2,308 words, contained the longest sentence, at 737 words.
In his inaugural address on Monday, Trump said McKinley, a Republican who was president from 1897 to 1901, "made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent - he was a natural ...
President McKinley Taking the Oath Edison's crew shot the films on location on March 4, 1901, and released their footage less than two weeks later. The notes stated they had a camera and were "within twenty feet of the President's carriage when it passed," giving the general public an unprecedentedly intimate view of a United States President.