Second inauguration of William McKinley

{{short description|29th United States presidential inauguration}}

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|Event_Name = Second presidential inauguration of William McKinley

|Image_Name = Flickr - USCapitol - Inauguration of President William McKinley.jpg

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| organizers = Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

| participants = William McKinley
25th president of the United States
— Assuming office

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Melville Fuller
Chief Justice of the United States
— Administering oath

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Theodore Roosevelt
25th vice president of the United States
— Assuming office

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William P. Frye
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
— Administering oath

| Location = United States Capitol,
Washington, D.C.

|Date = {{Start date and age|1901|03|04}}

| notes = {{Succession links|left=1897|right=1901 (extraordinary)}}

}}{{William McKinley series}}

The second inauguration of William McKinley as president of the United States was held on Monday, March 4, 1901, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 29th inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and final term of William McKinley as president and the only term of Theodore Roosevelt as vice president. McKinley was assassinated {{age in days|Mar 4 1901|Sep 14 1901}} days into this term, and Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency.

Chief Justice Melville Fuller administered the oath of office. This was the first inauguration to take place in the 20th century. This was also the first inauguration to be arranged by the Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and organized by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.{{cite web|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/about/past-inaugural-ceremonies/29th-inaugural-ceremonies/|title=The 29th Presidential Inauguration: William McKinley, March 04, 1901|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108194029/https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/about/past-inaugural-ceremonies/29th-inaugural-ceremonies/|url-status=dead}}