• Mr. President

    George Bush was elected the 41st President of the United States on Nov. 8, 1988. Bush won 53.1% of the popular vote and 426 electoral votes. Read a copy of the Houston Chronicle from the day after the election, and see photos of President Bush’s inauguration Jan. 20, 1989.

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  • President and Mrs. Bush attend an Inaugural Ball at the DC Armory.  20 Jan 89

    President and Mrs. Bush

  • George Herbert Walker Bush takes the oath of office as the 41st President of the United States administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist at the US Capital, Washington, DC. 20 Jan 89

    George Hebert Walker Bush takes the oath

  • President Bush shakes hands with Former President Ronald Reagan on the steps of the Capitol Building.  20 Jan 89

    President Bush

  • President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and Millie leave Marine One.  12 Mar 89

    President Bush, Mrs. Bush

  • President Bush signs Executive Order Ethics Package as C. Boyden Gray, Counsel to the President, looks on in the Oval Office of the White House. 12 Apr 89

    President Bush signs Executive Order Ethics Package

  • Memorabilia in the Mr. President exhibit from the 1989 Inaugural Ball. On display is First Lady Barbara Bush's evening gown.

    Memorabilia in the Mr. President exhibit

  • George and Barbara Bush during the Inaugural Parade. 20 Jan 89

    George and Barbara Bush during the Inaugural Parade.
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    • President and Mrs. Bush
    George Hebert Walker Bush takes the oath
    President Bush
    President Bush, Mrs. Bush
    President Bush signs Executive Order Ethics Package
    Memorabilia in the Mr. President exhibit
    George and Barbara Bush during the Inaugural Parade.
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