Read the full text of President Nixon's first inaugural address, given Jan. 20, 1969: Sen. Dirksen, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President, President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, my fellow ...

The mood of Inauguration 1969 is neither the bleak desperation of ... week with quiet anticipation for the installation of Richard Nixon, uncertain about the tone and thrust of his presidency ...

After James Brown brought the house down at Richard Nixon’s inauguration, for example, despite backing his Democratic opponent in the 1968 election, Brown told Jet magazine, “I want to give ...

President Lyndon Johnson delivered his final State of the Union Address to Congress on January 14, 1969, less than a week before the inauguration of his successor, Republican Richard Nixon.

Richard Nixon, 1969: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir accompanied by the United States Marine Band performed the national anthem. Richard Nixon, 1973: Jazz great Ethel Ennis sang the national anthem. FILE ...