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President McKinley Taking the Oath, 1901

Wilcox Residence, Where President Theodore Roosevelt Took the Oath of Office, Buffalo, N.Y., c[1908]	But oaths of office are not always administered in happy times or in the nation's Capitol. When President McKinley was assassinated at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President at the nearby Wilcox Residence in Buffalo, New York. This picture of the residence can be found in Touring Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920. Search on oath of office to find the Wilcox residence photograph.
The death of President Garfield - Judge Brady administering the Presidential oath to Vice President Arthur, September 20, 1881	Earlier in history, Chester Arthur had the sad duty of taking the oath of office after James Garfield was shot just six months into his term of office. A picture of Arthur being sworn in as President can be found in Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present, an online file of images frequently requested from the Library of Congress.
President Calvin Coolidge Signed the Oath of Office at this Desk. Photograph taken August 2, 1961.	When the twenty-ninth President, Warren Harding, died of a heart attack in 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge was visiting family in Vermont. The desk at which Calvin Coolidge signed his presidential oath can be found in the Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America, 1935-1955 collection of architectural and interior design photographs. Search on oath of office for this photograph. Search on swearing in to find the notary seal used by Coolidge's father to swear in his son as president.