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Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford organized and hosted a pre-inaugural ball at the D.C. Armory on the eve of Inauguration day, January 19, 1961, considered one of the biggest parties ever held in the history of Washington, D.C. [3] [4] Sinatra recruited many Hollywood stars who performed and attended, and went as far as convincing Broadway theatres to suspend their shows for the night to ...
The joke referring to the Rice–Texas football rivalry was handwritten by Kennedy into the speech text, [11] and is remembered by sports fans. [13] Although the Rice–Texas rivalry was highly competitive at the time of Kennedy's speech, with Rice holding an 18-17-1 edge over Texas from 1930 to 1966, [ 14 ] Rice has only beaten Texas in 1965 ...
"For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration" (originally titled "Dedication") is a poem written by the American poet Robert Frost for the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961. Background
SEE MORE: Read the full text of Clinton's address President George W. Bush: The 43rd president focused on unity in his first inaugural address , asking the nation to live up to the common calling ...
March 1 – Emphasizing the theme of public service in his inaugural address, President Kennedy issues Executive Order 10924, establishing the Peace Corps on a "temporary pilot basis". Kennedy also sends to Congress a message requesting authorization of the Peace Corps as a permanent organization.
[1] Referring to Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address, [52] he said: On the 20th day of January, in 1961, John F. Kennedy told his countrymen that our national work would not be finished 'in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet'. But, he said, 'let us begin'.
President Trump could surprise the world by delivering a speech of genuine humility and grace during his second inaugural address, ... nation’s grief over President Kennedy’s assassination to ...
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