President McKinley Inauguration Footage



Two separate short bits of film comprise President McKinley Inauguration Footage, and the material presents a unique look at one of the seminal events of turn-of-the-20th-Century political history.

The two titles are President McKinley Taking the Oath and President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol. The two show President William McKinley arriving at the United States Capitol in order to take the oath of office for President of the United States as part of his second inauguration on March 4, 1901. Both were produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company, under the direction of Thomas Edison.

President McKinley Inauguration Footage was added to the National Film Registry in 2000.