The second inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as
president of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
was held privately on Sunday, March 4, 1917, at the
President's Room inside the
United States Capitol
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in
Washington, D.C. and publicly on Monday, March 5, 1917, at the East Portico of the Capitol. This was the 33rd
inauguration
In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inaugu ...
and marked the commencement of the second and final four-year term of both
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...
as president and
Thomas R. Marshall
Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an acti ...
as
vice president
A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...
.
Chief Justice Edward D. White administered the
presidential oath of office to Wilson.
Crowds of men in Washington for the inauguration assaulted women who were picketing the White House and demanding that women get the right to vote. Press coverage of the violence and the
women's suffrage movement overshadowed that of the inauguration itself.
Defending The Ballot Box
(audio interview with Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law)
See also
*Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson's tenure as the 28th president of the United States lasted from 4 March 1913 until 4 March 1921. He was largely incapacitated the last year and a half. He became president after winning the 1912 election. Wilson was a Democr ...
*First inauguration of Woodrow Wilson
The first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as the 28th president of the United States was held on Tuesday, March 4, 1913, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 32nd inauguration and marked the commenceme ...
*1916 United States presidential election
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Charl ...
References
External links
Text of Wilson's Second Inaugural Address
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United States presidential inaugurations
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Inauguration 2
March 1917 events