The United States presidential inauguration, inauguration of George H. W. Bush as the List of presidents of the United States, 41st president of the United States was held on Friday, January 20, 1989, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 51st United States presidential inauguration, inauguration and marked the commencement of the only term of both George H. W. Bush as president and Dan Quayle as Vice President of the United States, vice president. Chief Justice of the United States, Chief Justice William Rehnquist administered the Oath of office of the president of the United States, presidential oath of office to Bush and Associate Justice of the United States, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor administered the Oath of office of the vice president of the United States, vice presidential oath of office to Quayle. Bush was the first sitting vice president to be inaugurated as president (not due to his predecessor's death or resignation) since Martin Van Buren in Inauguration of Martin Van Buren, 1837 and the last World War II combat veteran. The event helped the Washington Metro set a single-day record of 604,089 trips, breaking the record of 565,000 set the spring before by the Washington for Jesus '88 rally. The record would stand until the day of the National Victory Celebration in 1991.

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