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Members of the 1961 Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives

Shown together are members of the Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee of the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives. Left to right are: Rep. John McCormack, Rep. Charles A. Halleck, Chairman Edward H. Foley, Rep. Sam Rayburn, Senator John J. Sparkman, and Senator Carl Hayden.

Photo of the presentation of a framed document to President John F. Kennedy

Shown together during the presentation of a framed document to President John F. Kennedy are President John F. Kennedy (center); Edward H. Foley, Chairman of the 1961 Inaugural Committee (directly behind Kennedy); and Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson (second from right). All other people are unidentified. The date, event, and location are also unknown.

Truman being sworn in as Vice-President

Harry S. Truman being sworn in as Vice President of the United States at the White House. From left to right: Edwin Halsey, Secretary of the Senate; Henry A. Wallace; Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan; unidentified Secret Service man; Colonel James Roosevelt, United States Marine Corps; Vice President Harry S. Truman (taking oath); and Major General Edwin M. Watson, Secretary to the President.