Inauguration of John F. Kennedy

E485269

The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy was the 1961 presidential swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C., remembered for Kennedy’s “Ask not what your country can do for you” address and its rich cultural and historical symbolism.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political event ⓘ
attendedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
Harry S. Truman ⓘ
Jacqueline Kennedy ⓘ
Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
Richard Nixon ⓘ
broadcastOn radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
chiefJusticeAdministeringOath Earl Warren ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
date 1961-01-20 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
featuredInauguralAddressBy John F. Kennedy ⓘ
followedBy Inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
follows Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
hasMainSubject John F. Kennedy ⓘ
includesEvent delivery of the inaugural address ⓘ
inaugural balls ⓘ
inaugural parade ⓘ
inaugural prayer service ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location United States Capitol ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
musicalPerformanceBy Marian Anderson ⓘ
U.S. Marine Band ⓘ
notableQuote Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. ⓘ
oathAdministeredTo John F. Kennedy ⓘ
officeAssumed President of the United States ⓘ
ordinalInaugurationNumber 35 ⓘ
organizedBy Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies ⓘ
partOf United States presidential inauguration ceremonies ⓘ
precededBy 1960 United States presidential election ⓘ
presidentialTermStart 1961-01-20 ⓘ
significance became one of the most quoted U.S. inaugural addresses ⓘ
marked the beginning of the Kennedy administration ⓘ
symbolized a generational shift in American leadership ⓘ
theme freedom ⓘ
generational change ⓘ
national unity ⓘ
public service ⓘ
responsibility ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring 1960–1961 U.S. presidential transition ⓘ
vicePresidentialOathAdministeredBy Sam Rayburn ⓘ
vicePresidentialOathAdministeredTo Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
weatherCondition cold ⓘ
snowy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Gift Outright → notablePerformanceAt → Inauguration of John F. Kennedy ⓘ
1965 presidential inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson → follows → 1961 presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy ⓘ
linked to: Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Memorial at Runnymede → inscriptionFrom → John F. Kennedy inaugural address ⓘ
linked to: Inauguration of John F. Kennedy