In 1901, while vacationing in New York's Adirondack Mountains, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt received news that President McKinley had been shot and was not expected to live. By the time Roosevelt arrived at the home of his friend Ansley Wilcox in Buffalo (New York), the President was dead. Roosevelt was inaugurated in the library of his friend's stately Greek Revival home. This lesson plan is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file for the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic (Ansley Wilcox House) and other source material. The lesson can be used in U.S. history, social studies, and geography courses in units on Theodore Roosevelt's presidency, the Progressive Era, or government and politics. The teacher materials section provides general information, gives educational objectives for students, discusses visiting the site, lists supplementary resources, and describes how to use the lesson plans. The student materials section includes: Getting Started; Photograph Analysis Worksheet; Setting the Stage; Locating the Site (Map: New York State); Determining the Facts (Reading: It is a dreadful thing to come to the Presidency this way; Document: Illustrated Buffalo Express, Sept. 15, 1901; Readings: Roosevelt's First Presidential Proclamation; The Bully Pulpit); Visual Evidence (Drawings: Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 1873; Sketch of the Inauguration; Photos: Wilcox Library today; Wilcox House, 1901; Wilcox House, 1971); and Putting It All Together (Activities: Where Were You on the Day, Snapshot of History, Buildings That Have Witnessed History). (BT) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site: Birthplace of the Modem Presidency. Teaching with Historic Places. Ann Marie Brogan-Linnabery Fay Metcalf, Editor National Park Service (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. Cultural Resources Programs. 2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) te.1-cis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy.