President McKinley Taking the Oath poster

President McKinley Taking the Oath poster

President McKinley Taking the Oath

1901 1m 4.8Movie

Documentary

Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol. Although Thomas Edison has sometimes been mistakenly named as director, he was never credited as director on any films; the actual director of this short is unknown.

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William McKinley

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Melville Fuller

Melville Fuller

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George Dewey

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Nelson Appleton Miles

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Joseph E. Ransdell

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Mark Hanna

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John Coit Spooner

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James K. Jones

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Joseph Gurney Cannon

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John Dalzell

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Thomas McRae

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