estro ▁V irt us ▁Roma ▁players ▁Category : Power ▁for wards ▁( b asketball ) ▁Category : Sm all ▁for wards ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Wil ming ton , ▁North ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Harrison ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁Monday , ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁The ▁inaug uration ▁marked ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁four - year ▁term ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Harrison ▁as ▁President ▁and ▁Le vi ▁P . ▁Mort on ▁as ▁Vice ▁President . ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Mel ville ▁W . ▁Full er ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁O ath ▁of ▁office ▁while ▁rain ▁pou red ▁down . ▁ ▁Harrison ▁was ▁▁ 5 ' ▁ 6 " ▁tall , ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁slightly ▁t aller ▁than ▁James ▁Mad ison , ▁the ▁short est ▁president , ▁but ▁much ▁heav ier ; ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁( and ▁last ) ▁president ▁to ▁sport ▁a ▁full ▁be ard . ▁Harrison ' s ▁In aug uration ▁ceremony ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁a ▁ra inst orm ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C .. ▁Out going ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁attended ▁the ▁ceremony ▁and ▁held ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁over ▁Harrison ' s ▁head ▁as ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁office . ▁ ▁His ▁speech ▁was ▁brief ▁– ▁half ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁grand father , ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison , ▁whose ▁speech ▁holds ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁inaug ural ▁address ▁of ▁a