US President George Bush takes the Oath of Office to become the 41st President of the United States during a ceremony on the steps of the Capitol January 20, 1989 in Washington, DC. Wife Barbara holds two Bibles: one used by George Washington during his first inauguration in 1789 lent by St. John's Lodge No. 1 of the Free and Accepted Masons of New York City. The other Bible was a gift to the President-Elect from the House and Senate Prayer Group. Each of the Bibles was open to the Beatitudes.
US President George Bush takes the Oath of Office to become the 41st President of the United States during a ceremony on the steps of the Capitol January 20, 1989 in Washington, DC. Wife Barbara holds two Bibles: one used by George Washington during his first inauguration in 1789 lent by St. John's Lodge No. 1 of the Free and Accepted Masons of New York City. The other Bible was a gift to the President-Elect from the House and Senate Prayer Group. Each of the Bibles was open to the Beatitudes.
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