INAUGURAL NOTES: The 200th anniversary of the Presidency was observed as
George Bush took the executive oath on the same Bible George Washington
used in 1789. The ceremony occurred on a platform on the terrace of the
West Front of the Capitol. The oath of office was administered by Chief
Justice William Rehnquist. After the ceremony the President and Mrs.
Bush led the inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House,
walking along several blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue to
greet the
spectators.
