On January 20, 1961, on the newly renovated east front of
the United States Capitol, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was
inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States.

It was a cold and clear day, and the nation’s capital was
covered with a snowfall from the previous night.

The ceremony began with a religious invocation and prayers,
and then African American opera singer Marian Anderson
sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and Robert Frost recited
his poem “The Gift Outright.” Kennedy was administered the
oath of office by Chief Justice Earl Warren.