Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan takes the oath of office for his second term | |
| Date | January 20, 1985 (official) January 21, 1985 (public) |
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| Location | Entrance Hall, White House (official) United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. (public) |
| Organized by | Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies |
| Participants | Ronald Reagan 40th president of the United States — Assuming office Warren E. Burger Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath George H. W. Bush 43rd vice president of the United States — Assuming office Potter Stewart Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States — Administering oath |
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Entertainment and personal 33rd Governor of California 40th President of the United States Tenure Appointments |
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The second inauguration of Ronald Reagan as president of the United States was the 50th inauguration, marking the commencement of his second and final four-year term as president and of George H. W. Bush as vice president. A private swearing-in ceremony took place on Sunday, January 20, 1985, at the White House, followed by a public inauguration ceremony on Monday, January 21, 1985, at the Capitol's rotunda.
Ronald Reagan closed his inaugural speech by saying:
one people under God, dedicated to the dream of freedom that He has placed in the human heart, called upon now to pass that dream on to a waiting and hopeful world.
Six years later the Soviet Union collapsed, the Cold War was over and the modern era began.