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Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford organized and hosted a pre-inaugural ball at the D.C. Armory on the eve of Inauguration day, January 19, 1961, considered one of the biggest parties ever held in the history of Washington, D.C. [3] [4] Sinatra recruited many Hollywood stars who performed and attended, and went as far as convincing Broadway theatres to suspend their shows for the night to ...
Kennedy closed his speech by noting that January 30 was the birthday of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and he quoted from the conclusion to Roosevelt's 1945 State of the Union Address: In the words of a great President, whose birthday we honor today, closing his final State of the Union Message sixteen years ago, "We pray that we may ...
A video of John F. Kennedy's inauguration address after being sworn in as the thirty-fifth president of the United States Audio has been subject to noise reduction after being downloaded from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library website.
In President Obama's first inaugural address, the former Illinois senator called for "a new era of responsibility." Having assumed office amidst a crippling economic downfall and active war in the ...
January 20:John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States. January 20 – John F. Kennedy's presidency begins with his inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C; the oath of office is administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Pike-area residents recall President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Grey Towers, just two months before he was assassinated. ... A looping video of Kennedy's arrival and speech can be seen as ...
Juxtaposition in literary terms is the showing contrast by concepts placed side by side. An example of juxtaposition are the quotes "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country", and "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate", both by John F. Kennedy, who particularly liked juxtaposition as a rhetorical device. [1]
Brayden Harrington, 13, recited the most famous part of John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address. Proud to have Brayden Harrington join us to recite President Kennedy's powerful words.