QUESTIONS:
1. At the inauguration ceremony January 20, Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R.-Ill.) swore in Vice President Dick Cheney. Who was the last speaker to swear in a Vice President?
2. Two Vice Presidents were sworn in by women. Can you name them?
3. Who was the last Vice President to be sworn in by a retiring Vice President?
4. In 2001, Chief Justice Rehnquist swore in both the President and Vice President. When was the last time a chief justice administered the oath to both officials?
5. Who was the last sitting U.S. senator to swear in a Vice President?
ANSWERS:
1. Speaker Tip O??¢â???¬â???¢Neill, who swore in Walter Mondale in 1977.
2. Dan Quayle, sworn in by Associate Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O??¢â???¬â???¢Connor in 1989, and Al Gore, sworn in by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1997.
3. Harry S. Truman, sworn in by outgoing Vice President Henry A. Wallace in 1945.
4. In 1973, when Chief Justice Warren Burger swore in President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew.
5. Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R.- Ill.), who swore in Vice President Agnew in 1969.
