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A Look Back: 2001 Inauguration
A crowd estimated at 300,000 braved the cold and drizzle to attend the inauguration ceremony for George W. Bush as he was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, 2001.
White House photo by Wally McNamee
A crowd estimated at 300,000 braved the cold and drizzle to attend the inauguration ceremony for George W. Bush as he was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, 2001.
 
A crowd estimated at 300,000 braved the cold and drizzle to attend the inauguration ceremony for George W. Bush as he was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, 2001. George W. Bush takes the oath of office, administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist (not pictured), to become President of the United States at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, 2001.
President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Lynne Cheney review the troops following the inauguration from the east steps of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, 2001. Thousands of spectators watch as the motorcade of newly inaugurated President George W. Bush drives along the parade route in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2001.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush wave as they walk down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2001. President George W. Bush talks with his father, former President George H.W. Bush during the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2001.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush dance at an inaugural ball in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2001. President-elect George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Vice President-elect Dick Cheney, and Lynne Cheney wave at a dinner reception held in honor of the inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2001.
President George W. Bush gives a thumbs-up to the crowd at one of the inaugural balls in Washington D.C., Jan. 20, 2001.

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