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President: | | John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
Vice President: | | Lyndon Baines Johnson |
Date: | | Friday, January 20, 1961 |
Location: | | East Portico, U.S. Capitol |
Length of Address: | | 1,364 words |
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**First president inaugurated on the newly extended marble East Front of the U.S. Capitol. In late 1960, a new marble addition (constructed 32.5 feet east of the old sandstone front) was completed. |
Front of Ticket |
![Image of the front of the 1961 Inauguration Ticket](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090112233348im_/http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/resources/graphic/medium/1961_Ticket_m.jpg) |
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Back of Ticket |
![Image of the back of the 1961 Inuguration Ticket](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090112233348im_/http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/resources/graphic/medium/1961_Ticket_rev_m.jpg) |
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Invitation |
![Image of the invitation for the 1961 Presidential Inauguration.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090112233348im_/http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/resources/graphic/medium/1961_Inaugural_Invite_m.jpg) |
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President |
![Image of the President from the invitation for the 1961 Presidential Inauguration.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090112233348im_/http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/resources/graphic/medium/1961_Inaugural_Pres_m.jpg) |
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Vice President |
![Image of the Vice President from the invitation for the 1961 Presidential Inauguration.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090112233348im_/http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/resources/graphic/medium/1961_Inaugural_Vice_m.jpg) |
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