President McKinley Taking the Oath (1901)

Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol. Although Thomas Edison has sometimes been mistakenly named as director, he was never credited as director on any films; the actual director of this short is unknown.

Released

1901-03-16

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

1 min

Status

Released

TMDB rating

4.8/10 from 30 votes