A look back at when a piece of Texas was brought to the inauguration In honor of the inauguration day of Joseph R. Biden Jr., The Dallas Morning News remembers the inaugurations of Bush 41 and 43. Chief Justice William Rehnquist delivers the oath of office as President George W. Bush is sworn in for a second term during his Inauguration at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, Thursday morning, January 20, 2005. With the President, from left, are First Lady Laura Bush and twin daughters Barbara and Jenna Bush.(Smiley Pool / 82520) George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, led the country for a combined 12 years in office. Despite having been born in New England, the father-son duo left no impression that they were anything other than Texans, cementing this legacy by placing their presidential libraries on the Texas A&M and SMU campuses respectively.