President Theodore
Roosevelt, 1905
Vice President |
Charles
Fairbanks |
Inauguration Date |
Saturday,
March 4, 1905 |
Location |
East
Portico, U.S. Capitol |
Oath Administered By: |
Melville
W. Fuller, Chief Justice |
Bible Used: |
Same Bible used when Roosevelt was sworn in as Governor of New York in 1898, open to James 1:22-23 |
Length of Inaugural Address: |
983
words |
Attire (what the president wore): |
Cutaway coat, striped trousers. |
Weather: |
Sunny
with strong northwest winds. Patches of snow remained on the
ground from a snow fall the day before. Estimated noon temperature
of 45°F. |
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: |
This was the first time telephone lines were installed at the U.S. Capitol for an Inauguration. |