Electoral College, 1981

U.S. House of Representatives rostrum; adult Caucasian male and female clerks seated below appointed tellers: House Reps. William Louis Dickinson (R-AL) and Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), along with Senators Charles Mathias (R-MD) and Wendell Ford (D-KY). U.S. Vice-President Walter Mondale and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill (D-MA) together on Speaker's Platform. Vice President Mondale banging the gavel, announces the final electoral vote totals for President and Vice President of the United States; interrupted only by applause and standing ovation for Mondale. Vice-President Mondale announces the results are sufficient for an official declaration of President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush for the term beginning on the 20th of January, 1981. Mondale bangs gavel and dissolves the joint session. Mondale and O'Neill shaking hands; adult Caucasian Congressmen stand and slowly file out.