President Ronald Wilson Reagan

Vice President		George H. W. Bush
Inauguration Date		Tuesday, January 20, 1985
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.)

President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan wave during the Inaugural parade, January 20, 1981 (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California)

Watch the Inaugural video.