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[Chief Justice Earl Warren administering the oath of office to Richard M. Nixon on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1969] – Historic Print

[Chief Justice Earl Warren administering the oath of office to Richard M. Nixon on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1969], 1969 January 20. — historic photograph
[Chief Justice Earl Warren administering the oath of office to Richard M. Nixon on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1969], 1969 January 20.. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Chief Justice Earl Warren administering the oath of office to Richard M. Nixon on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1969], preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Chief Justice Earl Warren administering the oath of office to Richard M. Nixon on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 1969]

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Chief Justice Earl Warren stands before the crowd on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol as he swears in Richard M. Nixon on January 20, 1969, the day Nixon took office as the 37th president. Pat Nixon stands nearby, and the photograph catches the formality of the moment in the Capitol's ceremonial space. Presidential inaugurations on the East Front drew large crowds throughout the 1960s, and this color print preserves how the scene looked during that decade, when many official photographs were still in black and white.

Created / published1969 January 20.
Medium1 photographic print : color.
GenrePhotographic prints Color 1960-1970.
NotesPhotograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 33081-4.
SubjectsNixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous),--1913-1994--Inauguration, 1969. Nixon, Pat,--1912-1993--Public appearances. Warren, Earl,--1891-1974--Public appearances. Presidential inaugurations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970. Crowds--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970. Oaths--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,692 × 3,767 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221217

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