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Nixon Inaugural Ball, NMHT

Object Details

Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary
Honored guests stand at the podium in front of the Star-Spangled Banner at President Nixon's Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1969, in the National Museum of History and Technology, now known as the National Museum of American History, while the crowd listens in the foreground. First Lady Pat Nixon and President Richard Nixon stand to the left of the speaker. Also to the left in front of a palm and pillar can be seen Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 10, Folder: 3 and/or Folder 2
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Author
Hofmeister, Richard K
Subject
Nixon, Richard M (Richard Milhous) 1913-
Cox, Patricia Nixon 1946-
Nixon, Pat 1912-
National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
Star-Spangled Banner (Flag)
United States President (1969-1974 : Nixon)
Date
January 20, 1969
Physical description
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type
Photographic print
Event

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  • 1969: A Year in the Collections
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