First inauguration of Woodrow Wilson

First Presidential Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson
Date March 4, 1913 (1913-03-04)
Location Washington, D.C.
United States Capitol
Participants Woodrow Wilson

The first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson took place on March 4, 1913, marking the beginning of his tenure as the 28th President of the United States and Thomas R. Marshall's tenure as Vice President. During the inauguration, Chief Justice Edward D. White administered the oath of office. Wilson requested that the inaugural ball be canceled because he found it inappropriate for the occasion.[1]

Wilson made clear his vision of the United States and its people as an exemplary moral force: “Nowhere else in the world have noble men and women exhibited in more striking forms the beauty and the energy of sympathy and helpfulness and counsel in their efforts to rectify wrong, alleviate suffering, and set the weak in the way of strength and hope”.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/wwilson1913.cfm
  2. ↑ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodrow-wilsons-first-inaugural-address

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