The Fifty-Seventh Presidential Inauguration on January 21, 2013 presented by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

Inaugural Luncheon

Fiftieth Inaugural Ceremonies, January 21, 1985

Program

Remarks, presentation of gifts and toast

  • Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr.

Remarks and toast

  • Ronald W. Reagan

Remarks

  • Robert H. Michel

Entertainment

The Smithsonian Chamber Players.

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Menu and Wine

Menu

  • First Course: Hot mousse of sole, sauteed spinach with lobster and shrimp and truffle sauce
  • Second Course: Medallions of veal with morel sauce, glazed vegetables and wild rice with chestnuts
  • Third Course: Cold praline souffle with raspberry sauce

Wine

  • Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay (1982)
  • Schramsberg Crement Demi-sec Sparkling Wine, California (1982)
  • Souverain Cabernet Sauvignon, California (1978)
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Painting

‘Autumn on the Hudson River’ by Jasper Francis Cropsey

National Gallery of Art

 
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Gifts

The President and Vice President received Steuben crystal bowls with engraved silver bases; guests received crystal paperweights in the form of a tetrahedron, also made by Steuben.

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Video

U.S. Senate Recording Studio

January 20 was a Sunday, and the President took the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice Warren Burger, in the Grand Foyer of the White House. Weather that hovered near zero that night and on Monday forced the planners to cancel many of the outdoor events for the second inauguration. For the first time a President took the oath of office in the Capitol Rotunda. The oath was again administered by Chief Justice Burger. Jessye Norman sang at the ceremony.