31.   With Clinton beaming nearby, Vice President Al Gore administered the oath that made her the highest ranking woman ever in the federal government.

32.   Young John Coolidge was taking summer military training at Fort Devens in Ayer, Mass., when the oath was administered.

33.   President Carlos Flores Facusse administered the oath of office to Edgardo Dumas Rodriguez in a ceremony before leaders of the armed forces, who gave him a military salute.

34.   President K.R. Narayanan administered the oath of office to Vajpayee at a ceremony in the courtyard in front of the presidential mansion.

35.   President K.R. Narayanan administered the oath of secrecy to George Fernandes in a nationally televised ceremony.

36.   President Shankar Dayal Sharma, the constitutional head of the government, administered the oath of office to Saifuddin Soz and M.P. Veerendra Kumar in the sandstone presidential palace.

37.   A brisk wind whipped a large American flag hanging from the burled arch that marks the finish line as Alaska Superior Court Judge Ben Esch administered the oath.

38.   A federal judge administered the oath of citizenship on Wednesday.

39.   A group of friends and supporters administered the oath, each person in turn reading a line of the official language.

40.   A magistrate administered the oath of office as the crowd screamed with joy.