Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Signed Photograph.

REHNQUIST, William H. and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Item Number: 47094

Photograph of William Rehnquist and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, signed by both on the mat below their image. With a printed invitation to Ginsburg’s swearing in ceremony, which was held on October 1, 1993. Rehnquist and Ginsburg are descending the stairs of the Court to the Plaza, following the special session of the Court as which she was sworn in. The photograph measures 10 inches by 13 inches. The entire framed piece measures 17 inches by 24.5 inches.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg took the Constitutional Oath on August 10, 1993, during a nationally televised ceremony at the White House hosted by President William J. Clinton. The oath was administered by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. Earlier that day, in a private ceremony in the Justices’ Conference Room, Chief Justice Rehnquist administered the Judicial Oath to Ginsburg. On Friday, October 1, 1993, the Judicial Oath was taken for a second time during a special sitting of the Court, with President Clinton in attendance.