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1961-01-20, NBC, 46 min.
- David Brinkley
- Walter Cronkite
- Chet Huntley
- Nancy Hodgeman
- Ray Shearer
- Edwin Newman
- John F. Kennedy
- Lyndon Johnson
- Robert Frost
John F. Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th president of the United States. Live coverage from CBS and NBC news. Vice-President Lyndon Johnson is also sworn in. Poet Robert Frost recites a poem. NBC coverage from Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Edwin Newman, and Ray Shearer. CBS coverage by Walter Cronkite and Nancy Hodgeman. JFK inaugural, Benediction,, Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in, Poem by Robert Frost, President elect John F. Kennedy is sworn in who states that this is not a victory party but a celebration." Note: President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference to be carried live on radio and television.
1961-01-20, WCBS, 57 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Charles Collingwood
- Harry S. Truman
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Edward R. Murrow
- Howard K. Smith
- John F. Kennedy
- Nancy Hodgeman
- Lynda Bird Johnson
- Lucy Johnson
- Averell W. Harriman
- Herbert Hoover
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Robert F. Kennedy
CBS coverage with Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, Charles Collingwood, Howard K. Smith and others provide commentary on this eventful day. We hear the last 14 minutes of President John F. Kennedy's 15 minute inauguration speech. In addition, Nancy Hodgeman interviews Lynda Bird Johnson and Lucy Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and Gov. Averell Harriman. Charles Collingwood reports from the Mayflower Hotel where the inaugural luncheon is covered. There are retrospective original audios heard of Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower being sworn into office plus the oath of office taken today by President John F. Kennedy. Howard K. Smith commentary and analysis follows.