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This was the 49th inauguration and marked the commencement of Ronald Reagan's and George H. W. Bush's first term as president and vice president, respectively. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the presidential oath of office to Reagan, who placed his hand upon a family Bible given to him by his mother, open to 2 Chronicles 7:14. [1]
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English: The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States was held on January 20, 1981. Reagan's inaugural address was 2,452 words long. It utilized the vista offered by the West Front, invoking the symbolism of the Presidential memorials and Arlington National Cemetery in the distance.[2
US President Ronald Reagan is sworn in as 40th President of the United States by Chief Justice Warren Burger beside his wife Nancy Reagan (C) during inaugural ceremony, on January 21, 1985 in the ...
President Reagan used his first inaugural address as an attempt to recharge America's confidence in government. He focused on the Constitution as the central tool through which self-government can ...
Before Inauguration Day, the president-elect will name a Presidential Inaugural Committee. This committee is the legal entity responsible for fundraising for and the planning and coordination of all official events and activities surrounding the inauguration of president and vice president (other than the ceremony itself), such as the balls and ...
The warmest January Inauguration Day took place in 1981 for Ronald Reagan’s first inauguration, meaning Reagan’s two inaugurations hold the record for the warmest and coldest January Inauguration.
At 73 years, 349 days of age on Inauguration Day, Reagan was the oldest U.S. president to be inaugurated until Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021, at the age of 78 years, 61 days. This was the last inauguration to be inside a government building until the second inauguration of Donald Trump forty years later in 2025. [3]