Inauguration of President Kennedy
1/20/1961
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This video shows:
- people leaving inaugural stand after ceremony, inaugural stand during ceremony
- Marion Anderson singing the Star-Spangled Banner
- President Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Warren
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower followed by President Kennedy and Vice Pres. Johnson as they walk to inaugural stand
- the President during his address
- President Kennedy greeting people as he walks back after ceremony
- Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Court Justices, Mrs. Eisenhower, Mrs. Nixon and Mrs. John F. Kennedy as they walk toward stand for ceremony
- crowds in and around inaugural stand
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 28268
Full Citation: Motion Picture 111-LC-44332; Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C.; 1/20/1961; Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964 - 1980; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/kennedy-inauguration, April 29, 2025]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
