1991 Swearing-In Ceremony

The video opens with pans of the House floor and close-ups with Members and their families. On the desks you can see the flowers, programs, and swearing-in Bibles. Speakers read the Bill of Rights, names of returns read, Roll Call read, the oath of office administered, nominations for Speaker of the House, address by the Speaker, announcement of floor leaders, remarks by Majority and Minority leaders, House Rules adopted, and the Senate Message regarding their Joint Session.

Speakers include: Chief Clerk John J. Zubeck, Lois S. Hagarty, Thomas J. Murphy, Louise W. Bishop, Richard Hayden, Kevin Blaum, Frank J. Gigliotti, Camille George, Robert W. O’Donnell, Mark B. Cohen, Fred C. Noy, H. William DeWeese, Matthew J. Ryan, Judge William E. Baldwin, Ivan Itkin, and State Senator Terry Punt.