Description: This 1953 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower Inaugural Festival Uline Arena Ticket is the exact item you will receive and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles. Dwight David Eisenhower took the oath of office on Tuesday, January 20, 1953. The oath was administered by Chief justice Frederick Moore Vinson. Before delivering his inaugural address, the President offered a prayer. In addition to a governors' reception for 3,000 invited guests, there were two inaugural festivals, one at the Uline Arena for 11,000 persons, and one at the Capitol Theater for 3,500 persons. Tickets ranged in price from $3 to $12. Forty stars of stage, screen, and TV participated in the celebration. In the evening two inaugural balls were held, one at the National Guard Armory and the other at the gymnasium of McDonough Hall at Georgetown University. The two and one-half hour inaugural parade was witnessed by an estimated 1 million persons, of whom 60,000 were in the grandstand in seats ranging in price from $3 to $15, according to location. About 22,000 service men and women and 5,000 civilians were in the parade, which included 50 state and organization floats costing $100,000. There were also 65 musical units, 350 horses, 3 elephants, an Alaskan dog team, and the 280-millimeter atomic cannon. It was the most elaborate inaugural pageant ever held. The first time an entire official family attended church services with an incoming President was on January 20, 1953, when President-elect Eisenhower and his staff attended a pre-inaugural service at the National Presbyterian Church on Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. The Reverend Edward L. R. Elson, pastor of the church, conducted the service. Eisenhower broke with custom by reciting his own improvised prayer instead of kissing the Bible. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Frederick Vinson on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol. The temperature was 49 degrees with cloudy skies. The Bible was open to Psalm 127, Verse 1 and Second Chronicles Chapter 7, Verse 14 during the 1953 inauguration.
Price: 194 USD
Location: Beverly Hills, California
End Time: 2024-11-28T17:34:28.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Type: Ticket
Year: 1953
Term in Office: 1953-61
First Lady: Mamie Eisenhower
Theme: Politics
Material: Paper
Country/Region: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
