was used to "assist" Dr. Graham. Nevertheless, applying the reasoning in Marsh, that fact is irrelevant since the practice of using tax dollars to pay for chaplains is an historical practice dating to the drafting of the Constitution.  Marsh, 463 U.S. at 794, 103 S.Ct. at 3337.
Finally, one cannot ignore the value of permitting a President to seek "Divine guidance" as he prepares to take over the leadership of the free world.  See, Marsh, 463 U.S. at 792, 103 S.Ct. at 3336.
Marsh leads, then, to the only conclusion that can be reached in this case: that a single prayer at the inauguration of a President, occurring at most just once every four years, does not violate the Establishment Clause.
V.  CONCLUSION
Accordingly, President Bush respectfully requests that this Court dismiss all claims against him with prejudice.
May 4, 2001
JOHN K. VINCENT United States Attorney
By:  V^U^JA)^-.
KRISTIN S. DOOR Assistant United States Attorney
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