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Date March 4, 1913; 104 years ago (1913-03-04) Location Washington, D.C.
United States Capitol Participants President Woodrow Wilson
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall | ||
The first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as the 28th President of the United States was held on March 4, 1913, at the east portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Woodrow Wilson as President and of Thomas R. Marshall as Vice President. Chief Justice Edward D. White administered the presidential oath of office to Wilson.
In his inaugural address, Wilson made clear his vision of the United States and its people as an exemplary moral force: “Nowhere else in the world have noble men and women exhibited in more striking forms the beauty and the energy of sympathy and helpfulness and counsel in their efforts to rectify wrong, alleviate suffering, and set the weak in the way of strength and hope”. No inaugural balls were held to celebrate the occasion, as Wilson requested that they be canceled because he found them inappropriate for the occasion.