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Second Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson
The New York Times (New York, NY)
March 11, 1917
"President Wilson delivering his second inaugural address is front of the Capital on last Monday in the presence of 50,000 people."
President Wilson was sworn into office for a second term on Sunday, March 4, 1917, making his the first president to be sworn in on a Sunday. The public inauguration ceremonies, held on Monday, March 5th, included President Wilson's wife, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, and were the first to allow women to participate. |