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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
**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
 
Back of Ticket
Image of the back of the 1961 Inuguration Ticket
 
Invitation
Image of the invitation for the 1961 Presidential Inauguration.
 
President
Image of the President from the invitation for the 1961 Presidential Inauguration.
 
Vice President
Image of the Vice President from the invitation for the 1961 Presidential Inauguration.
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