INAUGURATION OF GEORGE W. BUSH AND RICHARD B. CHENEY
Inaugural Ceremony – January 20, 2005
Official Swearing in:
12:00pm, January 20, 2005
55th Formal Inaugural Ceremony
Site:
Washington, DC (52nd time – since 1801)
Capitol West Front (6th time – since 1981)
Participants:
President George W. Bush
Vice President Richard B. Cheney
Chief Justice William Rehnquist (expected)
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
Theme:
“Celebrating Freedom, Honoring Service”
Expected Attendance:
250,000
Number of Balls:
9 official
PRESIDENT GEORGE WALKER BUSH
Age:
Birth date:
Current Position:
Career Highlights:
58
July 6, 1946
President of the United States
President of the U.S. (2001-present); Governor of Texas
(1995 - 2001); Managing partner of the Texas Rangers
baseball team (1989-94); Founder and CEO of an oil and
gas exploration company (1975-89); senior advisor to his
father’s presidential campaign (1988); U.S. House
candidate - lost (1978); Texas Air National Guard (196873)
Education:
Yale University, B.A.(1968); Harvard University,
M.B.A.(1975)
Texas Air National Guard (1968-73)
Austin, Texas
Methodist
Military Service:
Hometown:
Religion:
VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD BRUCE CHENEY
Age:
Birthdate:
63
January 30, 1941, in Lincoln, Nebraska
Career Highlights:
Vice President of the United States(2000-present).
Chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Halliburton Co. (1995
- 8/16/00). Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise
Institute (AEI) (1993-95). Secretary of Defense under
President George Bush (1989-93). Congressman from
Wyoming (1978-89). White House Chief of Staff under
Gerald Ford, (1975-76), Deputy Asst. to President Gerald
Ford (1974-75), Asst. Director of Cost of Living Council
(1971-73), White House Staff Assistant (1971), Assistant to
the Director of OEO (1969-70).
Education:
Attended Yale University for over a year. University of
Wyoming, Bachelor of Arts (1965) and Masters of Arts
(1966) in Political Science. Doctoral work at the University
of Wisconsin at Madison (degree not completed).
Military Service:
Hometown:
Religion:
None.
Jackson, Wyoming
Methodist
OFFICIAL AND ALTERNATIVE INAUGURAL EVENTS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18
TIME
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19
10:30am - 12:00pm
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
EVENT
Saluting Those Who Serve (Kelsey
Grammer will emcee, entertainers are
expected to include Gloria Estefan,
Don King, Richard Roundtree, and
John Michael Montgomery)
Chairman’s Reception
Youth Concert, attended by Jenna and
Barbara Bush and featuring JoJo,
Hillary Duff, Ruben Studdard, 3
Doors Down and Jason Sehorn
Chairman’s Brunch
A Celebration of Freedom – firework
celebration. Fireworks launched from
Lafayette Park. Featuring Kenny
Chesney, Gary Sinise, Buzz Aldrin,
Dale Earnhardt Jr., The Gatlin
Brothers, Kristen Chenoweth, The
Radio City Rockettes
VENUE
The MCI Center
Mellon Auditorium
The Armory
Mellon Auditorium
The Ellipse
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
7pm
8 p.m.
8 p.m.
9 p.m.
10 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Beginning at 10:00am
10:45
Beginning at 11:00am
Candlelight Dinner #1 Hartford
Christian Academy Choir
Candlelight Dinner #2 Ring of Fire
Choir
Candlelight Dinner #3 Richards Junior
Academy Choir
The AZ and NM State Societies host
the Route 66 Ball
Texas State Society hosts The Black
Tie & Boots Ball featuring Robert
Earl Keen, Yolanda Adams, and Del
Castillo
IL State Society holds a gala at the
Organizing Cmte for the
Entrepreneurs Opportunity holds an
Inaugural Ball featuring HUD Sec.
Alphonso Jackson, RNC Chair Ed
Gillespie, TX Railroad Commiss.
Michael Williams, Boxing Promoter
Don King, Doug E. Fresh, DJ Biz
Markie
Late Night In The Green Room a
private, semi-formal party sponsored
by Alticor, Barr Laboratories and the
Next Generation of Republican
Leaders honors the 2004 Campaign
Mavericks, featuring Mr. Greengenes
and Pat Green
Union Station
St. John’s Church Service (President
Bush leaves WH at 8:45 attend and
then return to the White House at
10:25)
Program begins at West Front
The United States Naval Academy
Glee Club; The United States Marine
Band; Alcorn State University Concert
Choir
President departs WH en route
Capitol, arrives Capitol at Senate
Carriage Entrance at 10:55 when he
remains until appearing at the West
Front at 11:30
United States Marine Band; Musical
St. John’s Church
The Washington
Hilton
National Building
Museum
Native American
Museum
Marriott Wardman
Hotel
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Republic Gardens
Wyndham
Washington Hotel
West Front
Platform
West Front
Beginning at 11:30 am
Just before 12 noon
Approximately 12 noon
After the speech
To conclude
12:30 p.m.
Directly following
Selection - Wintley Phipps; Musical
Selection - Guy Hovis
President and Vice President appear at
the Capitol on the West Front
Platform:
The United States Marine Band; Call
to Order and Welcoming Remarks:
The Honorable Trent Lott, United
States Senator from Mississippi;
Invocation: The Rev. Dr. Louis Leon,
St. John’s Church, Washington D.C.;
Musical Selection - Susan Graham;
Oath of Office Administered to Vice
President Richard B. Cheney by the
Speaker of the House of
Representatives the Honorable J.
Dennis Hastert; Musical Selection Denyce Graves
Oath of Office Administered to
President George W. Bush By the
Chief Justice of the United States, The
Honorable William H. Rehnquist; The
Inaugural Address by George W. Bush
Musical Selection – God of Our
Fathers, Performed Jointly by The
United States Marine Band, The
United States Army Herald Trumpets
and The United States Navy Sea
Chanters
Benediction, Pastor Kirbyjon H.
Caldwell; The National Anthem by
Technical Sergeant Bradley Bennett
and The United States Air Force Band
President departs West Front en route
to Joint Congressional Luncheon
Joint Congressional Luncheon:
Congress’ theme is “A Vision for
America,” celebrating the bicentennial
of the Lewis and Clark expedition
reaching the Pacific and the onehundredth anniversary of Theodore
Roosevelt’s Inaugural at the Capitol.
The menu will be Scalloped Crab and
Lobster, Roasted Missouri Quail with
Chestnuts and Brined Root
Platform
West Front
Platform
West Front
Platform
West Front
Platform
West Front
Platform
West Front
Platform
Statuary Hall
2:00pm
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
7:00pm - 1:00am
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Vegetables, and Steamed Lemon
Pudding and Apple Wild Cherry
Compote. No word on beverages.
President appears on East Front for
military salute
Inaugural Parade. The President and
Vice President will watch from the
reviewing stand facing Lafayette Park
Constitution Ball (Arkansas,
American Samoa, Connecticut,
Georgia, Guam, Indiana, Maine,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,
West Virginia and Wisconsin) Doug
Sorenson Orchestra, High Society
Band, Tuxedo Junction (jazz
ensemble)
Freedom Ball (Alaska, Alabama,
Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan
and Diplomatic Corps) The Gene
Donnati band, Casablanca (band),
Larry Scott
Independence Ball (Colorado,
Delaware, District of Columbia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and
Washington) The Guy Lombardo
Orchestra, Funkiphino (10-piece
variety band), The Wonders (7-piece
variety band)
Texas Wyoming Ball featuring
Tyrone Super-T (Musical
performance), Tommy Dorsey
Orchestra, Beatlemania Live (cover
band), Dance Express (variety band)
Liberty Ball (Florida) The Marty
Conns Orchestra, Escapade (Variety
Band), M. Andrews Swingehead
(band)
Democracy Ball (Arizona, California,
Kentucky, North Carolina, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee and
Utah) Ben Stein, Kaleidoscope
East Front
Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington Hilton
Union Station
Convention Center
(A)
Convention Center
(B)
Convention Center
(C)
Convention Center
(D)
(singer) and Sidney’s Orchestra
Patriot Ball (Ohio) Dennis Samsa
Orchestra and Fabulous Fantoms
(band)
Starts and Stripes Ball (New Jersey,
New York and Pennsylvania) The Pat
Dorn Orchestra, Colors (band),
Doppleganger (band)
Commander-in-Chief Ball (members
of the military and their guests) Ken
Arlen’s Band 21, Will Gravitt Band
George Washington University
Inaugural Ball
Convention Center
(E)
8:00 pm
Environmental and Clean Energy
Inaugural Ball
Sequoia
9:00 pm
eNaugural.com Ball
at the Wyndham
Washington Hotel
10:00 pm
Recording Industry Association of
America, featuring 3 Doors Down
H2O
after the balls!
Ball after the Balls (sponsored by the
Creative Coalition and featuring Macy
Gray)
National Museum
of Women in the
Arts
National Prayer Service
National Cathedral
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00p,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Convention Center
Ballroom
National Building
Museum
OmniShoreham
Hotel
HELPFUL BIOGRAPHIES FOR THE CEREMONY
Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, will administer the presidential oath of office to
George W. Bush. Rehnquist also administered the presidential oath to Bush in 2001, to
Bill Clinton in 1993 and 1997 and to George H. W. Bush in 1989.
Considered one of the most conservative justices on the court, William Hubbs Rehnquist
was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 1, 1924. He married Natalie Cornell, now
deceased, and has three children: James, Janet, and Nancy. From 1943–1946 he served in
the U.S. Army Air Forces. He received a B.A., M.A., and LL.B. from Stanford
University and an M.A. from Harvard University. He served as a law clerk for Justice
Robert H. Jackson of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1951 and 1952
Terms, and practiced law in Phoenix, Arizona from 1953–1969. He served as Assistant
Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel from 1969–1971.
Rehnquist was nominated to the Court in 1972 and affirmed as an Associate Supreme
Court Justice by a 68-26 Senate vote on October 21, 1971. He took his oath of office on
January 7, 1972. In 1986, Ronald Reagan nominated him for Chief Justice on June 20,
1986. After much controversy, mostly due to a pro-segregationist paper he had written in
1952, he was affirmed as Chief Justice by a 65-33 Senate vote on September 25, 1986.
He took was sworn in as Chief Justice on September 26.
On October 25, 2004, Rehnquist underwent throat surgery for previously unannounced
thyroid cancer. He has not been present for oral arguments at the Court since then but
began working on Court business in late December.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, 63, a Representative from Illinois; born in Aurora,
Kane County, Ill., January 2, 1942; B.A., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., 1964; M.S.,
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.,1967; teacher and athletic coach at Yorkville
High School; business owner; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 19801986; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the nine succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1987-present); Hastert was tapped after Speaker-designate Bob
Livingston resigned from the House over extra-marital affairs and was officially selected
on December 19, 1998. Married to Jean, sons Ethan and Joshua.
There have only been three other such occasions where the Speaker of the House swore
in a Vice President:
1. On January 20, 1961, Sam Rayburn swore in Lyndon Baines Johnson as John F.
Kennedy's VP. Rayburn was Speaker of the House from 1940-1961 with the exception of
1947-1949 and 1953-1955 when Republicans were in control and he served as Minority
Leader.
2. On January 20, 1965, John William McCormack swore in Hubert Humphrey as LBJ's
VP. McCormack was Speaker of the House from 1961-1971.
3. On January 20, 1977, Tip O'Neill (Thomas Philip O'Neill) swore in Walter Mondale
as Jimmy Carter's VP. O'Neill was Speaker of the House from 1977-1987
In 2001, Rehnquist also swore in Vice President Cheney.
FULL BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE SWEARING-IN
CEREMONY CAN BE FOUND IN THE “SWEARING-IN DETAILS SECTION”
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE (PIC) OFFICIALS
All appointed by the President, bios from the PIC
Mercer and Gabrielle Reynolds of Ohio, Co-Chairs of the Presidential Inaugural
Committee. Ambassador Reynolds served as the National Finance Chairman of BushCheney 2004. Ambassador Reynolds served as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Switzerland, and as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Principality of
Liechtenstein. Ambassador and Mrs. Reynolds served as Co-Chairs for the 2001
Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Bill and Kathy DeWitt of Ohio, Co-Chairs of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. Mr.
DeWitt is the Co-Chairman of Reynolds, DeWitt and Company, a Cincinnati-based
investment firm. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt served as Co-Chairs for the 2001 Presidential
Inaugural Committee.
Brad Freeman of California, Co-Chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. Mr.
Freeman is a founding partner of Freeman Spogli & Co., a private investment firm with
offices in Los Angeles and New York. Mr. Freeman served as Co-Chair for the 2001
Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Jeanne L. Phillips of Texas, Chairman of the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Ambassador Phillips served as the Representative of the United States of America to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Ambassador Phillips served
as Executive Director of the 2001 Presidential Inaugural Committee. Ambassador
Phillips is a Texas businesswoman.
Greg Jenkins of Virginia, Executive Director of the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Mr. Jenkins has served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential
Advance for the past two years.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Dawn and Roland Arnall of California, Finance Co-Chairs
Marcie and Bruce Benson of Colorado, Finance Co-Chairs
Sue Ellen and Joe Canizaro of Louisiana, Finance Co-Chairs
Germaine and Jim Culbertson of North Carolina, Finance Co-Chairs
Marilyn and Sam Fox of Missouri, Finance Co-Chairs
Dawn and Al Hoffman of Florida, Honorary Finance Chairs
Nancy and Rich Kinder of Texas, Finance Chairs
Martha and Dwight Schar of Virginia, Finance Co-Chairs
Patty and Roger Williams of Texas, Finance Co-Chairs
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS
Communications Dir.: Steve Schmidt
Spokespeople:
Tracey Schmitt
Ben Porritt
Television Booking: Katie Levinson
CBS Liaison:
Brian Walton
Press Assistant
Aaron Baer
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
Chair:
Sen. Trent Lott, R-MS
Press Secretary:
Thomas J. Basile
Inaugural Coord.:
Staff Director:
Laura Nell Mitchell
Susan Wells, Staff Director
Members of Congress:
Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader, R-TN
Christopher Dodd, Ranking Member, Sen. Comm. on Rules and Administration, D-CT
Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House, R-IL
Tom DeLay, House Majority Leader
SECURITY
***everything thing is being referred to Secret Service***
Secret Service
JTF- AFIC Public Affairs
Military District of DC Public Affairs
US Park Police
US Capitol Police
2004 AND 2000 ELECTION RESULTS
63% 1,174,278
62% 151,498
Arizona
55% 908,211
Arkansas
54% 566,678
California
44% 4,403,495
Colorado
52% 1,018,515
Connecticut
44% 686,923
Delaware
46% 171,531
District of Columbia 9% 19,007
37% 691,830
35% 85,819
44% 735,327
45% 464,157
55% 5,427,055
46% 899,115
54% 847,666
53% 199,887
90% 183,876
Bush 2000
47.9%
50,455,156
56% 944,409
59% 167,398
51% 781,652
51% 472,940
42% 4,567,429
51% 883,748
39% 561,094
42% 137,228
9% 18,073
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
52% 3,911,825
58% 1,889,331
45% 194,109
68% 408,254
45% 2,313,415
60% 1,474,475
50% 745,939
62% 717,507
60% 1,066,736
57% 1,101,710
45% 308,997
47% 3,534,609
41% 1,344,920
54% 231,318
30% 180,920
55% 2,826,757
39% 960,899
49% 732,713
36% 420,846
40% 710,858
42% 818,211
53% 364,153
49% 2,912,790
55% 1,419,720
37% 137,845
67% 336,937
43% 2,019,421
57% 1,245,836
48% 634,373
58% 622,332
57% 872,492
53% 792,344
44% 319,451
49% 2,912,253
43% 1,116,230
55% 205,286
28% 138,637
55% 2,589,026
41% 901,980
49% 638,517
37% 399,276
41% 638,898
45% 792,344
49% 319,951
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
43% 936,505
37% 1,067,163
48% 2,306,292
48% 1,345,168
60% 666,396
53% 1,452,715
59% 261,939
67% 485,766
50% 414,939
49% 330,848
46% 1,587,494
50% 364,569
40% 2,782,457
56% 1,919,903
56% 1,209,827
62% 1,793,916
51% 2,471,905
51% 1,443,564
39% 440,255
46% 1,253,879
38% 170,172
32% 234,236
48% 393,372
50% 340,019
53% 1,799,320
49% 353,788
58% 3,971,059
44% 1,488,278
40% 813,797
33% 878,502
46% 1,953,139
46% 1,109,659
58% 572,844
50% 1,189,924
58% 240,178
62% 433,862
50% 301,575
48% 273,559
40% 1,284,173
48% 286,783
33% 2,258,577
56% 1,631,163
57% 1,145,782
60% 1,616,487
51% 2,170,418
48% 1,168,266
41% 404,614
47% 1,111,138
33% 137,126
33% 231,780
46% 279,978
47% 266,348
56% 1,788,850
48% 286,783
58% 3,942,215
43% 1,257,692
Nat’L Popular
Vote
Alabama
Alaska
Bush 2004
51% 58,978,616
Kerry 2004
48% 55,384,497
Gore 2000
48.4%
50,992,335
42% 695,602
28% 79,004
45% 685,341
46% 422,768
54% 5,861,203
42% 738,227
56% 816,015
55% 180,068
85% 171,923
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
63%195,998
51% 2,796,147
66% 959,655
47% 818,792
49% 2,756,361
39% 161,654
58% 923,330
60% 232,545
57% 1,381,937
61% 4,495,797
71% 608,851
39% 120,710
54% 1,662,439
46% 1,069,116
56% 418,151
49% 1,477,122
69% 167,129
Bush 2004
Chart from (www.washingtonpost.com)
35% 110,662
49% 2,659,664
34% 504,077
52% 888,544
51% 2,883,833
60% 247,407
41% 649,860
38% 149,225
42% 1,033,176
38% 2,816,501
26% 226,456
59% 183,621
45% 1,396,233
53% 1,069,116
43% 321,641
50% 1,488,935
29% 70,620
Kerry 2004
61% 1,631,163
50% 2,351,209
60% 720,342
47% 713,577
46% 2,281,127
32% 130,555
57% 785,937
60% 190,700
51% 1,061,949
59% 3,799,639
67% 515,096
41% 119,775
53% 1,437,490
45% 1,108,864
52% 336,475
48% 1,237,279
69% 147,947
Bush 2000
43% 1,257,692
47% 2,186,190
38% 474,276
47% 720,342
51% 2,485,967
61% 249,508
41% 565,561
38% 118,804
47% 981,720
38% 2,433,746
26% 203,053
51% 149,022
44% 1,217,290
50% 1,247,652
46% 295,497
48% 1,242,987
28% 60,481
Gore 2000