Membership of the
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

2009 Inaugural of Barack Obama (Democrat):

• Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)—Chairman
• Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
• Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT)
• Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
• Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
• Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)

2005 Inaugural of George W. Bush (Republican):

• Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)—Chairman
• Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
• Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
• Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
• Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX)
• Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Sources: Inaugural programs, invitations, and other documents available in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; the Congressional Record.

2001 Inaugural of George W. Bush (Republican):

• Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)—Chairman
• Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
• Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)
• Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
• Rep. Richard K. Armey (R-TX)
• Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)

1997 Inaugural of William Jefferson Clinton (Democrat):

• Sen. John Warner (R-VA)—Chairman
• Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
• Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
• Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
• Rep. Richard K. Armey (R-TX)
• Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)

1993 Inaugural of William Jefferson Clinton (Democrat):

• Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)—Chairman
• Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
• Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
• Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
• Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)
• Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1989 Inaugural of George H. W. Bush (Republican):

• Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)—Chairman
• Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
• Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
• Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
• Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
• Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1985 Inaugural of Ronald Reagan (Republican):

• Sen. Howard Baker, Jr. (R-TN)—Chairman
• Sen. Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (R-MD)
• Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
• Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)
• Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
• Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1981 Inaugural of Ronald Reagan (Republican):

• Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)—Chairman
• Sen. Howard K. Baker, Jr. (R-TN)
• Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
• Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
• Rep. John J. Rhodes (R-AZ)
• Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
• Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)
• Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)

1977 Inaugural of Jimmy Carter (Democrat):

• Sen. Howard Cannon (D-NV)—Chairman
• Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
• Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
• Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)
• Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
• Rep. John Rhodes (R-AZ)

1973 Inaugural of Richard Nixon (Republican):

• Sen. Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)—Chairman—He replaced Chairman B. Everett Jordan (D-NC) who resigned for the Joint Committee after his defeat in a reelection primary.
• Sen. Marlow W. Cook (R-KY)—Co-Chairman
• Sen. Michael J. Mansfield (D-MT)
• Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
• Rep. Thomas O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)—He replaced Rep. Hale Boggs (D-LA) who was presumed to have been killed in an airplane crash.
• Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)

1969 Inaugural of Richard Nixon(Republican):

• Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R-IL)—Chairman
• Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC)
• Sen. Michael J. Mansfield (D-MT)
• Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)
• Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
• Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)

1965 Inaugural of Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat):

• Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC)—Chairman
• Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
• Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA)
• Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
• Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
• Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1961 Inaugural of John F. Kennedy (Democrat):

• Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)—Chairman
• Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ)—He replaced Sen. Thomas Hennings, Jr. (D-MO) who died.
• Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)
• Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
• Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
• Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1957 Inaugural of Dwight Eisenhower (Republican):

• Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)—Chairman
• Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
• Sen. Theodore F. Green (D-RI)
• Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
• Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
• Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)

1953 Inaugural of Dwight Eisenhower (Republican):

• Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)—Chairman Sen. Herman Welker (R-ID)—He replaced Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), who resigned from the Committee. Earlier, Sen. Smith had been named to the Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. Ernest W. McFarland (D-AZ).
• Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ)
• Rep. Leslie C. Arends (R-IL)—He placed Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA), who resigned from the Committee.
• Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
• Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)

1949 Inaugural of Harry Truman (Democrat):

• Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ)—Chairman—He replaced Sen. Alben Barkley (D-KY) who was elected Vice President.
• Sen. J. Howard McGrath (D-RI)—He replaced Sen. C. Wayland Brooks (R-IL) who was defeated for reelection.
• Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R-NE)
• Rep. Harry R. Sheppard (D-CA)—He replaced Rep. Leslie C. Arends (R-IL) who resigned from the Committee.
• Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
• Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1945 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat):

• Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-VA)—Chairman
• Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar (D-TN)
• Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI)
• Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
• Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
• Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)

1941 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat):

• Matthew M. Neely (D-WV)—Chairman
• Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)
• Charles L. McNary (R OR)
• Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
• Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
• Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)

1937 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat):

• Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV)—Chairman
• Sen. Joseph T. Robinson (D-AR)
• Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
• Rep. John J. O'Connor (D-NY)
• Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
• Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)

1933 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat):

• Sen. Joseph T. Robinson (D-AR)—Chairman
• Sen. George W. Moses (R-NH)
• Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
• Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)
• Rep. Henry T. Rainey (D-IL)
• Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)

1929 Inaugural of Herbert Hoover (Republican):

• Sen. George H. Moses (R-NH)—Chairman
• Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
• Sen. Lee Overman (D-NC)
• Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)
• Rep. Leonidas C. Dyer (R-MO)
• Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)

1925 Inaugural of Calvin Coolidge (Republican):

• Sen. Charles Curtis (R-KS)—Chairman
• Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
• Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
• Rep. William W. Griest (R-PA)
• Rep. Lindley H. Hadley (R-WA)
• Rep. Arthur B. Rouse (D-KY)

1921 Inaugural of Warren Harding (Republican):

• Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA)—Chairman
• Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN)
• Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
• Rep. Joseph Cannon (R-IL)
• Rep. Charles F. Reavis (R-NE)
• Rep. Charles M. Stedman (D-NC)—Replaced Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO) who resigned from the Joint Committee.

1917 Inaugural of Woodrow Wilson (Democrat):

• Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)—Chairman
• Sen. Hoke Smith (D-GA)
• Sen. Francis E. Warren (R-WY)
• Rep. William B. Rucker (D-MO)
• Rep. Finis J. Garrett (D-TN)
• Rep. William B. McKinley (R-IL)

1913 Inaugural of Woodrow Wilson (Democrat):

• Sen. Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA)—Chairman
• Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)
• Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)
• Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO)
• Rep. Finis J. Garrett (D-TN)
• Rep. William B. McKinley (R-IL)

1909 Inaugural of William Taft (Republican):

• Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA)—Chairman
• Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)
• Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)
• Rep. James F. Burke (R-PA)
• Rep. Horace O. Young (R-MI)
• Rep. John W. Gaines (D-TN)

1905 Inaugural of Theodore Roosevelt (Republican):

• Sen. John C. Spooner (R-WI)—Chairman
• Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)
• Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)
• Rep. John Dalzell (R-Pa.)
• Rep. Edgar D. Crumpacker (R-IN)
• Rep. John S. Williams (D-MS)

1901 Inaugural of William McKinley (Republican):

• Sen. Marcus A. Hanna (R-OH)—Chairman
• Sen. John C. Spooner (R-WI)
• Sen. James K. Jones (D-AR)
• Rep. Joseph G. Cannon (R-IL)
• Rep. John Dalzell (R-PA)
• Rep. Thomas C. McRae (D-AR)