Presidential transition of George H. W. Bush

Presidential transition of George H. W. Bush

President-elect Bush speaks in the White House Rose Garden accompanied by his wife Barbara, incumbent President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan, as well as Vice President-elect Dan Quayle and his wife Marilyn
Date of election	November 8, 1988
Inauguration date	January 20, 1989
President-elect	George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Vice president-elect	Dan Quayle (Republican)
Outgoing president	Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Outgoing vice president	George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Co-directors	Craig L. Fuller and Robert Teeter

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The presidential transition of George H. W. Bush began when then-Vice President Bush won the United States 1988 United States presidential election, becoming the president-elect, and ended when Bush was inaugurated on January 20, 1989.

The transition was a "friendly takeover", in which the outgoing president and the president-elect were of the same political party.

As of 2024, this was also the last time for an incumbent president to transit the presidency to his own party member.