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The inauguration of John F. Kennedy as the 35th president of the United States was held on Friday, January 20, 1961, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 44th inauguration and marked the commencement of John F. Kennedy's and Lyndon B. Johnson's only term as president and vice president.
Rev. Theodore Hesburgh presents the 1961 Laetare Medal to President John F. Kennedy. Fr Edmund P. Joyce to the side. November 22 – Kennedy is awarded the Laetare Medal, the highest honor for American Catholics by the University of Notre Dame, with Rev. Theodore Hesburgh in attendance.
President Gerald Ford being sworn in as the 38th president of The United States next to his wife Betty (C) and chief of Justice Warren Burger in Washington on August 10, 1974. ... John F. Kennedy ...
1961: President Kennedy President John F. Kennedy attended a Catholic mass at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church on the morning of his inauguration in 1961. Here, he shares a few words with the ...
Kennedy Sworn In, New Era Begins, 1961/01/23 JFK in Oval Office, goes to inauguration, sits with Ike in stand, LBJ sworn in as VP by Sam Rayburn, JFK sworn in by Chief Justice Warren, JFK speaks "let the Word go forth ... torch been passed
John F Kennedy, 1961: Contralto Marian Anderson sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965: The United States Marine Band performed the national anthem.
[1] Referring to Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address, [52] he said: On the 20th day of January, in 1961, John F. Kennedy told his countrymen that our national work would not be finished 'in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet'. But, he said, 'let us begin'.
On the eve of John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961, 8 inches of snow fell causing the most crippling traffic jam of its time. ... Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., a period that includes the swearing ...