| You are in: World: Americas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday, 21 January, 2001, 00:02 GMT In Pictures: Bush's big day The swearing in of President George W Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney took place as specified in the constitution at midday on 20 January. The gloomy weather could not dampen Republican spirits or the grandeur and pomp of the ceremony to inaugurate the new president. ![]() George W Bush finally takes an oath of office that he rehearsed many times during a long campaign ![]() Mr Bush shakes hands with the man he defeated, Al Gore, as the man he replaced, Bill Clinton, applauds ![]() Cameras, as well as spectators, had to be protected from the appalling January weather ![]() Earlier Mr Bush's daughters, Barbara and Jenna, attended prayers with their parents at St John's Church in Washington ![]() Bedecked with flags, the west facade of the Capitol - the traditional site of inaugurations - was thronging with spectators ![]() Senator Edward Kennedy was among the congressmen, ambassadors and former presidents at the ceremony ![]() The new secretary of state, Colin Powell, snaps one for the family photo album ![]() But not everyone was content - demonstrators yelled "Hail to the thief" referring to Bush's disputed victory in Florida |
Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Americas stories now: Links to more Americas stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Links to more Americas stories |
| ^^ Back to top News Front Page | World | UK | UK Politics | Business | Sci/Tech | Health | Education | Entertainment | Talking Point | In Depth | AudioVideo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To BBC Sport>> | To BBC Weather>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © MMIII|News Sources|Privacy | ||