President William
Jefferson Clinton, 1997
Vice President |
Albert
A. Gore, Jr. |
Inauguration Date |
Monday,
January 20, 1997 |
Location |
West
front, U.S. Capitol |
Oath Administered By: |
William
Rehnquist, Chief Justice |
Bible Used: |
King James Bible, given to him by grandmother, open to Isaiah 58:12 (same Bible used at his 1993 Inauguration) |
Length of Inaugural Address: |
2,155
words |
Attire (what the president wore): |
Dark business suit, burgundy tie |
Weather: |
Partly sunny with a high overcast. Winds were from the
south at 7 mph. Estimated noon temperature of 34°F. |
Precedents, "firsts" or other interesting information: |
This was the first Inaugural ceremony broadcast live on the Internet. |