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Emilio Spina explains to Vice President Roosevelt that he missed his inauguration because of his sister’s failing health. He wishes Roosevelt success over the coming years.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-03-08
Side view of President Roosevelt’s inauguration as he addresses military men in dress uniforms.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-04
President Roosevelt addresses the crowd at his inauguration.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-04
President Roosevelt addresses the crowd at his inauguration.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-04
West Point cadets in dress uniforms stand in formation outside the United States Capitol for the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt. More uniformed men on horses stand in the foreground.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-04
Business or calling card of Gustav A. Hamberger from Lancaster, Ohio. Hamberger was known for having marched in the inaugural parades of many Ohio governors. The verso of the card lists the names and years served by the governors.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1913
On March 4, 1905, President Roosevelt is inaugurated in Washington, D.C., with much celebration and fanfare. Roosevelt rides in an open landau on Fifteenth St. NW, escorted by mounted Rough Riders. Secret Service men and detectives walk on either side of the carriage. Roosevelt tips his hat to the crowd. Sitting beside him is Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin, Chairman of the joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Opposite, but not clearly visible, are Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Representative John Dalzell of Pennsylvania, members of the committee. Second sequence consists of long shots of Roosevelt taking the oath of office on a platform erected on the east front of the Capitol. Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller administers the Presidential oath of office, and Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court James Hall McKenney holds the Bible. The platform is decorated with plants and garlands and a large banner with the American eagle on it hangs from the center of the railing. West Point cadets and Annapolis midshipmen are assembled below the platform.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1905-03-04
Small admission card to Theodore Roosevelt’s gubernatorial inauguration held at the New York State Capitol’s Assembly Chamber on January 2, 1899.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1899-01-02
A Sheraton-style Chippendale desk manufactured in England circa 1790 where Theodore Roosevelt wrote his first proclamation to the nation following his 1901 inauguration. Desk has large slant top with corners decorated with inlay of light wood in fan design. Inside are seven cubbyholes, seven small drawers, three large drawers, and two concealed drawers. Beneath are four full length drawers with brass pulls and brass framed keyhole. Made of English walnut with an oak base.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1790
Scrapbook of clippings from various periodicals related to Theodore Roosevelt’s inauguration as Governor of New York and early governorship.
1899-01
Governor Roosevelt is planning a proper, respectful inaugural speech despite the fear that Henry Cabot Lodge has expressed. Roosevelt hopes to spend January and February hunting in Colorado.
1900-12-03
An invitation card for admittance to the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as Governor of New York on January 2, 1899, at the Assembly Chamber in Albany.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1899-01-02
President Roosevelt, as a Roman emperor, rides in a chariot being pulled by an elephant ridden by George B. Cortelyou. Three captives are tied to the back: William Jennings Bryan, Alton B. Parker, and Populist candidate Thomas Watson. Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks rides in a smaller chariot with Henry G. Davis as a captive in tow. Next to them Benjamin B. Odell carries a banner labeled “G.O.P.”, except that the “P” has been crossed out and replaced with a “T.” Near Roosevelt’s chariot Secretary of State John Hay bears a standard that says “S.P.Q.R.” (acronym for a Latin phrase which means “The Senate and People of Rome”), except that the “Q” has been crossed out and replaced with a “T.” At the front of the parade, holding the elephant’s trunk, is Speaker of the House Joseph G. Cannon. In the foreground, William H. Taft is carrying a large club. An African American man appears in the lower right foreground.
Joseph Keppler Junior, owner and chief political cartoonist of Puck magazine, departed from his generally light treatment of Theodore Roosevelt to cast the triumphant Republicans in severe caricatures, including the exultant Roosevelt himself. This center-spread cartoon appeared only days before the inauguration; and the issue’s from cover was graced with a mild, even favorable, depiction of Roosevelt.
Defeated candidates and vanquished Democrats are portrayed, as well as cabinet members, Republican solons, and citizens. Keppler always had a facility for drawing Roosevelt’s face, and this portrayal seems spot-on but likely had no photographic reference.
President Roosevelt arriving at the Capitol for his second Inauguration
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-24
A gathered crowd witnessing Theodore Roosevelt’s second swearing-in to the Office of the President of the United States
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-04-22
A squadron escorting President Roosevelt to the Capitol
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-24
A rank of men walking in the Inaugural Parade
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-24
President Roosevelt leaving the Capitol for the White House
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-20
President Roosevelt and party being drawn in a carriage on their way to the Capitol
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-24
President Roosevelt delivering his Inaugural Address for the second time
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-12-19