First inauguration of William McKinley Small 320×286 Medium 640×573 Large 1024×916 Download Tiff Original 2400×2147 | (2.9 MB) Description The first inauguration of William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, on March 4, 1897. Keywords ceremony, inauguration, induction, president, United States, William McKinley Galleries District of Columbia, Miscellaneous American History Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 6) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)