1909 Presidential Inauguration Ticket William Howard Taft

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1909 Presidential Inauguration Ticket William Howard Taft:
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Magnificently preserved ticket to theInauguration of William Howard Taft on March 4, 1909. You willreceive everything shown in the photos. Thanks for looking.Inauguration of William Howard TaftFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPresidential Inauguration of William Howard TaftDateMarch4, 1909; 107 years agoLocationWashington, D.C.
United States CapitolParticipantsWilliam Howard Taft

Theinauguration ofWilliam Howard Taftas the27thPresident of the United StatesandJames S. ShermanasVice Presidenttook place on Thursday, March 4, 1909.

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1Inaugural ceremonies and festivities
2See also
3References
4External links

Inaugural ceremonies and to CapitolInaugural parade for Taft on Pennsylvania Ave.

Due to a blizzard the night before that brought 10 inch snow fall toWashington D.C., theinauguration ceremonywas moved indoors into theUnited States Senate Chamberin theUnited States Capitol. Theoath of officewas administered by Chief JusticeMelville Fuller, who was doing this for the sixth and final time. The new President took his oath on the century-old Bible belonging to the Supreme Court, which he used again in 1921 to take his oaths as theChief Justice of the Supreme Court.[1]Despite the adverse weather conditions the inaugural parade was not cancelled. 6,000 city workers used 500 wagons to remove 58,000 tons of snow to clean the parade route.[2]For the first time in inauguration history, the First LadyHelen Herron Taftjoined her husband into leading the parade from the Capitol to theWhite House.

An inaugural ball that evening was held at thePension Building.[3]It was the last official inaugural ball until 1949 as the next PresidentWoodrow Wilsonasked the city of Washington not to hold it; tradition of inaugural balls was revived in 1949 by PresidentHarry Truman.[4]