What is First inauguration of William McKinley?
[[File:McKinley_sworn_in.jpeg|right|thumb|200x200px|McKinley being sworn in as his predecessor [[Grover Cleveland]] watches.]] The '''first inauguration of William McKinley''' as the 25th [[president of the United States]] happened on March 4, 1897. The [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration]] was the beginning of the first four-year term of [[William McKinley|William McKinley's]] as [[President of the United States|president]] and the only term of [[Garret Hobart]] as [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. Vice president Hobart did not finish his term because he died on November 21, 1899. As there was no system in place to put a replacement for him to serve the rest of his term, his position remained unfilled until the end of McKinley's term. The ceremony happened in front of the Old Senate Chamber at the [[United States Capitol|United States Capitol Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] It was the 28th presidential [[United States presidential inauguration|inauguration.]] This inauguration was the first to be caught on film. This was the last inauguration to be held in the 19th century. [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Melville Fuller]] gave the [[oath of office]] to McKinley.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 28th Presidential Inauguration: William McKinley, March 04, 1897|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/28th-inaugural-ceremonies/|access-date=May 20, 2023|publisher=United States Senate}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{wikisource|William McKinley's First Inaugural Address}} * [https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/mckin1.asp Text of McKinley's First Inaugural Address] {{US inaugurations}} [[Category:1897]] [[Category:1890s in the United States]] [[Category:United States presidential inaugurations|McKinley, William]] [[Category:William McKinley]] {{Multistub|politics|history|US}}