and as many of you know, it was met with some degree of controversy because there are those american citizens who said, but this was just a political correctness. and there were others who, in fact, they didn t even know who harriet tubman was. and various pictures of harriet tubman appeared on the internet and the people women who were in fact not harriet tubman. harriet tubman has usually been a subject of children s fiction. and very few people really know, at least american citizens we historians know who harriet tubman was. but that wasn t that s not the case with the american public. it was irony noted or the irony was noted in having tubman on the front of the $20 bill. and andrew jackson on the back. as many of you know, andrew jackson was not only a slave holder himself, but he was also oversaw indian removal and is renowned for being, really, an indian killer. so in addition to that, many people pointed to the fact that here you have harriet tubman who was
massachusetts was sworn in as the 35th president of the united states. in about 15 minutes we hear president kennedy s inaugural address. first we see the inaugural ceremonies and oath of office. members of the house of representatives were proceeded by kenneth r. harding, deputy sergeant at arms in charge of the mace. this is an indication that it really was cold. representative joseph w. martin, former speaker and minority leader and presently representative from massachusetts. senator edward dirkson, minority leader, senator mike mansfield majority leader lead the members , of the united states senate. former president truman escorted by senator clinton anderson. more members of the united states senate. former senator from rhode island, theodore francis green. robert kennedy, who was to be the next attorney general. ted kennedy, another brother of the president to be. members of the united states supreme court arrive on the stands. mrs. eisenhower and mrs.
president kennedy s inaugural address. first we see the inaugural ceremonies and oath of office. members of the house of representatives were proceeded by kenneth r. harding, deputy sergeant at arms in charge of the mace. this is an indication that it really was cold. representative joseph w. martin, former speaker and minority leader and presently representative from massachusetts. senator edward dirkson, minority leader, senator mike mansfield, majority leader lead the members of the united states senate. former president truman escorted by senator clinton anderson. more members of the united states senate. former senator from rhode island, theodore francis green. robert kennedy, who was to be the next attorney general. ted kennedy, another brother of the president to be. members of the united states supreme court arrive on the stands. mrs. eisenhower and mrs. nixon, followed by mrs. johnson and followed by mrs. kennedy. [applause] [applause] [applause]
another reason. thank you very much. thank you. on january 20, 1961, senator john f. kennedy, democrat from massachusetts was sworn in as the 35th president of the united states. in about 15 minutes we hear president kennedy s inaugural address. first we see the inaugural ceremonies and oath of office. members of the house of representatives were proceeded by kenneth r. harding, deputy sergeant at arms in charge of the mace. this is an indication that it really was cold. representative joseph w. martin, former speaker and minority leader and presently representative from massachusetts. senator edward dirkson, minority leader, senator mike mansfield majority leader lead the members of the united states senate. former president truman escorted by senator clinton anderson. more members of the united states senate. former senator from rhode island, theodore francis green. robert kennedy, who was to be the next attorney general. ted kennedy, another brother of the pr
really was called. cold. martin,sentative speaker and presently representative for massachusetts. senator dirksen, minority leader, and the senator majority leader lead the senate. former president trim a is escorted by truman is escorted by clinton anderson. former senator from rhode theodoree door green. robert kennedy was to be the next attorney general. ted kennedy, another brother of the president to be. members of the united states supreme court arrived. mrs. eisenhower and mrs. nexen hollowed by mrs. johnson, followed by mrs. kennedy. [applause] [applause] [cheers] [applause] the joint congressional inaugural committee having escorted, now seat the presidential parties on the platform. [applause] [cheers] mr. president, mr. vice president, distinguished guests and fellow citizens of this great representative republic, we are here today to inaugurate the 35th president of this union of free people. it is my high honor to begin this event by presenti