President Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981
Vice President |
George H. W. Bush |
Inauguration Date |
Tuesday, January 20, 1981 |
Location |
West front, U.S. Capitol |
Oath Administered By: |
Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice |
Bible Used: |
Family Bible given to him by his mother,
open to II Chronicles 7:14 |
Length of Inaugural Address: |
2,463 words |
Attire (what the president wore): |
Formal morning coat, striped trousers |
Weather: |
Mostly cloudy and mild, with a noon temperature of
55°F |
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: |
- Reagan's Inauguration broke tradition by taking place on the west front terrace of the U.S. Capitol, rather than the east front. The west front could accommodate more visitors.
- Reagan's first Inauguration was also the warmest on record. (His second Inauguration in 1985 would be the coldest.)
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