Second inauguration of Grover Cleveland

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Second presidential inauguration of Grover Cleveland
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Cleveland delivering his second inaugural address
DateMarch 4, 1893;132 years ago (1893-03-04)
Location United States Capitol,
Washington, D.C.
Participants Grover Cleveland
24th president of the United States
— Assuming office

Melville Fuller
Chief Justice of the United States
— Administering oath

Adlai Stevenson I
23rd vice president of the United States
— Assuming office

Levi P. Morton
22nd vice president of the United States
— Administering oath
  1889
1897  

The inauguration of Grover Cleveland as the 24th president of the United States [1] took place on Saturday, March 4, 1893, [2] at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 27th inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and final four-year term of Grover Cleveland as president and the only term of Adlai Stevenson I [2] as vice president. Cleveland had been inaugurated as the 22nd president exactly eight years earlier, making him the first former U.S. president to be re-inaugurated. Chief Justice Melville Fuller administered the presidential oath of office. It snowed during the inauguration.

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    1. "National Park Service - The Presidents (Grover Cleveland)". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
    2. 1 2 "U.S. Senate: 1893 Inauguration". senate.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

    Text of Cleveland's Second Inaugural Address