The Inaugural Ball for President-Elect Jimmy Carter who will be sworn in as the nation's 39th President the next day.
This entertainment extravaganza program is telecast live from the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and it has array of hosts, including Hank Aaron, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Freddie Prinze Jean Stapleton, John Wayne Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Jack Albertson,
NOTE: The first time such Gala Salute, the night before a president is sworn into office, has been televised in its entirety.