First Presidential Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson | |
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Participants | Woodrow Wilson |
Location | Washington, D.C. United States Capitol |
Date | March 4, 1913 |
The first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson took place on March 4, 1913, marking the beginning of his tenure as the twenty-eighth president of the United States. Chief Justice Edward D. White administered the Oath of office. Wilson requested that the inaugural ball be canceled because he found it inappropriate for the occasion.[1]