President Grover Cleveland, 1893
Vice President |
Adlai
E. Stevenson |
Inauguration Date |
Saturday,
March 4, 1893 |
Location |
East
Portico, U.S. Capitol |
Oath Administered By: |
Melville
W. Fuller, Chief Justice |
Bible Used: |
Bible given to him by his mother in 1852 when he was 15 years old, open to Psalm 91:12-16. (Same Bible he used at his 1885 Inauguration.) |
Length of Inaugural Address: |
2,012
words |
Attire (what the president wore): |
Unknown |
Weather: |
Snow
began during the early morning and ended around 1 pm. One
to two inches fell across the area. A biting wind blew from
the northwest. The crowd was small for the ceremony. Many
planned events were cancelled. Estimated noon temperature
of 25°F. |
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: |
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