Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site - New York


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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Photo of Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site courtesy NPS

On September 14th, 1901, an anxious Theodore Roosevelt stood in the library of a friend's home in Buffalo, NY. Hours earlier, President William McKinley had died of an assassin's bullet, and now Roosevelt stood ready to rise to the highest office in the land. Roosevelt had been in the vice-presidency for barely six months and had privately feared that his political career was ended with his election to a largely powerless office. Yet at 3:32 pm of September 14th, Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 26th President of the United States as a consequence of unforeseen tragedy. Roosevelt's administration would expand the role of the United States in world affairs, change the relationship between the American government and its citizens, and alter the shape of the presidency itself. The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS preserves the former Ansley Wilcox home, the scene of this fateful turning point in American history.


Facilities available at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site:



Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site website
Recreation Area Map
Park Email: THRI_Administration@nps.gov

Phone numbers
Headquarters 716-884-0095

Address
641 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202