The Fifty-Seventh Presidential Inauguration on January 21, 2013 presented by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

Swearing-In Ceremony for President Grover Cleveland

Twenty-Seventh Inaugural Ceremonies, March 4, 1893

 

Inaugural Address

‘ My Fellow-Citizens: In obedience of the mandate of my countrymen I am about to dedicate myself to their service under the sanction of a solemn oath.’

Read the address
(Words: 2012)

Presidential Oath of Office

Administered to Grover Cleveland by the Honorable Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. Senate Collection

  • 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.)
  • Attire: Unknown

Vice Presidential Oath of Office

Administered to Adlai E. Stevenson.

Library of Congress

  • Location

    East Portico,
    U.S. Capitol
    Washington, DC

  • Facts, Firsts & Precedents

    Grover Cleveland is the only President to have served two non-consecutive terms, first in 1885 and again later in 1893. He is, therefore, referred to as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.

  • 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.