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Swearing-in Ceremony

Name: Swearing-in Ceremony
Start: 1885-03-04
Location: East Portico of the United States Capitol

When: 1885-03-04
Where: East Portico of the United States Capitol
Part of: Grover Cleveland sworn in as 22nd President of the United States

Grover Cleveland was sworn in as the 22nd president on March 4, 1885, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The inauguration took place on Wednesday, March 4, 1885, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 25th inauguration and marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Grover Cleveland as president and the only term of Thomas A. Hendricks as vice president.

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First inauguration of Grover Cleveland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24

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