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 United States.
- 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.
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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.
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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.