Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 31; across bottom printed in image: (CAP7) CAPITOL HILL, Jan. 20--NEW PRESIDENT SPEAKS-- / President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural / address after taking oath of office in Washington / today. (AP Wirephoto) (bes61335stf) 1961; on verso, upper center stamped in green ink on applied newspaper: JAN 22 1961; center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: FOLD HERE CLIP AND [cut off] / EACH [perpendicular] SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1961 / THE NATION / Kennedy Sets / Goals, Calls / For Sacrifices / "Let every nation know, whether it wish us well / or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, / meet any hardship, support any friend or oppose any / foe in order to assure the survival and success of / liberty." / With that pledge, John Fitzgerald Kennedy last / week became the 35th president of the United States. / Despite heavy snows, dropping temperatures, traf- / fic jams, a Frank Sinatra spectacular and all the / gay and giddy hoopla that inundated Washington, the / solemn moment when Kennedy took office went off / without a hitch. / Kennedy's relatively brief inauguration speech laid / down no specific program of action for the new ad- / ministration. Instead, the new President set philosophi- / cal goals and called on the people of the United States / and the world for the sacrifices needed to obtain them. / Fresh from a second briefing session with former / President Eisenhower the day before, Kennedy: / · URGED continued unity and cooperation between / the U.S. and its allies. / · PLEDGED a helping hand to emerging nations / and peoples that are "struggling to break the bonds / of mass misery." / · ASSURED Latin American nations that the U. S. / will replace good words with good deeds in a new al- / liance for progress. / · REQUESTED that both sides in the Cold War / [cut off] / [reproduction of image] / Kennedy Delivers Address / ... pledges to preserve liberty / [article continues] are his three major messages to Congress. / In his response to reporters [sic] questions he listed: / His greatest achievement: Avoidance of war during / a period when it was a constant threat and when any / show of weakness would have made war a reality. / His greatest disappointment: A lack of real progress / toward disarmament. / Eisenhower was startled as he left the conference / by applause which burst from the crowd of 305 re- / porters. He turned, smiled, raised both hands and then / started from the room. / [cut off] were still applauding as he turned; by unknown hand, center right in blue pencil on applied newspaper: RX [?]; lower center in blue pencil circled: John Kennedy