Swearing-In Ceremony for President George H.W. Bush
Fifty-First Inaugural Ceremonies, January 20, 1989
Inaugural Address
‘There is a man here who has earned a lasting place in our hearts and in our history. President Reagan, on behalf of our Nation, I thank you for the wonderful things that you have done for America.’
Read the address
(Words: 2283)
Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to George H.W. Bush by the Honorable William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Architect of the Capitol
Fifty-First Inaugural Ceremonies
Architect of the Capitol
Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to George Bush on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, with Dan Quayle and Barbara Bush looking on, January 20, 1989
- Bible Used: Family Bible, open to Matthew 5, and the Bible used by George Washington (belonging to St. John's Masonic Lodge No. 1), opened at random
- Attire: Dark business suit, silver tie
Vice Presidential Oath of Office
Administered to J. Danforth Quayle.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Vice President Dan Quayle
-
Location
West Front,
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DCWeather
Mostly cloudy, mild and breezy, with a noon temperature of 51°F.
-
Facts, Firsts & Precedents
-
Inaugural Committee
- Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY), Chair
- Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
- Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
- Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
- Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
- Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)