Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan

Second presidential inauguration of Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan takes the oath of office for his second term publicly.
Date	January 20, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-01-20) (official) January 21, 1985 (1985-01-21) (public)
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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The second inauguration of Ronald Reagan as president of the United States was held in a televised ceremony^[1] on January 20, 1985, at the White House,^[2] and was repeated the following day, January 21, 1985, at the Capitol's rotunda. This was the 50th presidential inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and final four-year term of both Ronald Reagan as president and of George H. W. Bush as vice president. At 73 years, 349 days of age on Inauguration Day, Reagan was the oldest U.S. president to be inaugurated, until Joe Biden's inauguration as president on January 20, 2021, at the age of 78 years, 61 days.^[3]