President McKinley Taking the Oath (1901)

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.

Released March 16, 1901 1 min None+

Genres: Documentary, News, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.president-of-the-united-states, imdb.national-film-registry, imdb.inauguration, imdb.newsreel, imdb.1901, aspectratio.1-33-1, awards.national-film-preservation-board-winner

Production Companies: Edison Studios

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: No Language, English