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)