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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