TR's inauguration, 1905 [1]
Description
Scenes of TR's second inauguration on March 4, 1905 in Washington, D.C.: long panning shots of crowds gathered at the Capitol; on a platform erected on the East Front of the Capitol, Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administers the presidential oath of office to TR as Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court James H. McKenney holds the Bible; TR speaks to crowd. Views of the West Point band and cadets, the Naval Academy band and midshipmen, men on horseback, and the Citizens Americus Club of Pittsburgh, carrying umbrellas, marching by and turning the corner off Pennsylvania Ave. onto Fifteenth St., NW. Views of the presidential escort, Squadron A of New York National Guard, mounted Rough Riders, Secret Service, detectives, and TR's carriage moving on their way to the Capitol. Beside TR in the carriage is Sen. John C. Spooner of Wis., chairman of the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies; opposite but not visible are Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge of Mass. and Rep. John Dalzell of Penn., both members of the committee. On Pennsylvania Ave., two groups of officers on horseback, a civilian band, and cavalry and marching soldiers parade by.
Runtime
10 min
Series
Subjects
Contributor
- United States (1104)
- Roosevelt, Theodore (55)
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) (3)
- United States Naval Academy (2)
- Army (453)
- United States Military Academy (28)
- Cavalry, 1st (3)
Geography
- United States (10904)
- Fifteenth Street (Washington, D.C.) (2)
- Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.) (1)
Date of Publication
1905
Database
Alexander Street
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