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President McKinley Taking the Oath (1901)

President McKinley Taking the Oath (1901)

Documentary
Release Date: 1901, March 16
Countries: United States of America
Production: Edison Studios
Cast: William McKinley, Mark Hanna, George Dewey, Nelson Appleton Miles, Melville Fuller, Joseph E. Ransdell, John Coit Spooner, James K. Jones, Joseph Gurney Cannon, John Dalzell, Thomas McRae

Overview:

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.