Historic inaugurations

President John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural address at the Capitol in Washington after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, 1961. Listening in the front row, from left, are, incoming Vice President Lyndon Johnson, outgoing Vice president and Kennedy's defeated presidential opponent Richard M Nixon, Sen John Sparkman, D- Ala., and former President Harry Truman. (AP Photo, File)

President John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural address at the Capitol in Washington after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, 1961. Listening in the front row, from left, are, incoming Vice President Lyndon Johnson, outgoing Vice president and Kennedy's defeated presidential opponent Richard M Nixon, Sen John Sparkman, D- Ala., and former President Harry Truman. (AP Photo, File)