The inauguration of Grover Cleveland as the 24th President of the United States took place on March 4, 1893. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second four-year term of Grover Cleveland as President and the only term of Adlai E. Stevenson I as Vice President. Cleveland had previously been the 22nd president, and is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administered the Oath of office. It snowed during the inauguration.
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“There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honor, beneath which are shielded and defended a people’s safety and greatness.”
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“I have tried so hard to do right.”
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