Presidential inauguration of
George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush takes theoath of office as the 41stpresident of the United States.
Date	January 20, 1989; 36 years ago (1989-01-20)
Location	United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Organized by	Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
Participants	George H. W. Bush 41st president of the United States — Assuming office William Rehnquist Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath Dan Quayle 44th vice president of the United States — Assuming office Sandra Day O'Connor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States — Administering oath
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Theinauguration ofGeorge H. W. Bush as the 41stpresident of the United States was held on Friday, January 20, 1989, at the West Front of theUnited States Capitol inWashington, D.C. This was the 51stinauguration and marked the commencement of the only term of both George H. W. Bush as president andDan Quayle asvice president.Chief JusticeWilliam Rehnquist administered thepresidential oath of office to Bush andJusticeSandra Day O'Connor administered thevice presidential oath of office to Quayle.^[1] Bush was the first sitting vice president to be inaugurated as president (not due to his predecessor's death or resignation) sinceMartin Van Buren in1837 and the lastWorld War II combat veteran. Bush composed his own prayer for the ceremony which he recited at the start of his inaugural address; the last president to do so wasDwight D. Eisenhower athis first inauguration in 1953.

The event helped theWashington Metro set a single-day record of 604,089 trips, breaking the record of 565,000 set the spring before by theWashington for Jesus '88 rally. The record would stand until the day of theNational Victory Celebration in 1991.^[2]

Weather conditions for 12 noon atWashington National Airport, located 3.1 miles from the ceremony, were: 50 °F (10 °C), wind 18 mph, and cloudy.^[3]

Bush recited the following, as prescribed by theConstitution:

I, George Herbert Walker Bush, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. [So help me God.]

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