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 1866-1898 Reconstruction and Expansion, District of Columbia Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 6) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)