52ND INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRESIDENT
WILLIAM J.
CLINTON
January 20, 1993
VICE PRESIDENT
ALBERT A.
GORE JR.
January 20, 1993
INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY), Chair
Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
William J. Clinton was sworn-in as the 42nd President of the United States, and Albert A. Gore Jr. was sworn-in as the 45th Vice President of the United States.
Location:
West Front, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Weather:
Sunny and pleasant with estimated noon temperature of 40°F.
Bible Used:
King James Bible, given to him by grandmother, open to Galatians 6:8.
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WATCH THE 52nd INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
PRELUDE
Performed by the United States Marine Band
under the direction of Col. John R. Bourgeois
INVOCATION
“City on the Hill”
Composed by Dr. Marvin V. Curtis
and performed by Philander Smith Collegiate Choir of Little Rock, Arkansas
under the direction of Stephen L. Hayes
WATCH HERE
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to Albert A. Gore Jr.
by the Honorable Byron White,
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
WATCH HERE
VICE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
“An American Medley”
(including “Simple Gifts” by Aaron Copeland and “Make a Rainbow” by Portia Nelson)
Performed by Marilyn Horne, Mezzo Soprano
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MUSICAL INTERLUDE
“The Liberty Bell”
Performed by the United States Marine Band
PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Administered to William J. Clinton
by the Honorable William H. Rehnquist,
Chief Justice of the United States
WATCH HERE
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
“When our founders boldly declared America’s independence to the world and our purposes to the Almighty, they knew that America, to endure, would have to change. Not change for change’s sake, but change to preserve America’s ideals; life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness.”
President William J. Clinton
WATCH HERE
BENEDICTION
The Reverend Billy Graham
WATCH HERE
HONORARY DEPARTURE
Following the Swearing-In Ceremony on the West Front, President William J. Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton escorted outgoing President George H. W. Bush and outgoing First Lady Barbara Bush to the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, where they departed via Executive One.
THE SIGNING CEREMONY
After the departure of the former President and First Lady, the new President gathers in the President’s Room just off of the Senate Chamber to sign nominations and sometimes memorandums, proclamations, or executive orders. President Clinton, surrounded by the JCCIC Members and Vice President Gore, signs his first official actions taken as the newly sworn President of the United States.
THE INAUGURAL LUNCHEON
Members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies hosted a luncheon in honor of the newly sworn-in President and Vice President. Approximately 200 guests including the new President, Vice President, members of their families, the Supreme Court, Cabinet designees, and members of Congressional leadership attended the event in the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall.
LUNCHEON MENU
FIRST COURSE
Grilled Salmon with Sorrel Sauce
SECOND COURSE
Rosemary Chicken with pecan rice, ginger baby carrots and broccoli flowerets
THIRD COURSE
Apple-Cranberry Brown Betty with creme anglaise
INAUGURAL PAINTING
Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Sully
OIL ON CANVAS, 1856
U.S. Senate Collection
Washington, D.C.
ABOUT THE INAUGURAL PAINTING
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth in 1743, a portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Sully was displayed at the Inaugural Luncheon.
In 1821 Thomas Sully visited Monticello, where he drew Thomas Jefferson from life. Over the years, Sully created numerous paintings of Jefferson based on the original sketch, including the Senate’s painting in 1856. Scholar Alfred L. Bush, writing in 1987 in The Life Portraits of Thomas Jefferson, called the Senate’s Sully portrait “one of the most notable.” Since its purchase in 1874, the portrait has continuously graced the walls of the Senate wing of the Capitol, and is currently on display in the Lyndon B. Johnson Room.
PASS IN REVIEW
President William J. Clinton, First Lady Hillary Clinton, Vice President Gore, Second Lady Tipper Gore, and their families, along with Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, U.S. Army, is commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR), stand on the steps of the East Front to participate in the Pass in Review prior to departing the Capitol for the Inaugural Parade to the White House.
