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Inauguration (1973)

Reel Number: 221203-14

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1973

Country: USA

Location: DC,Washington

TC Begins: 15:09:54

TC Ends: 15:21:44

Duration: 00:11:50

Inauguration (1973) Color, Sd. Washington, DC Narrated by Charlton Heston People into Kennedy Center, past fountain. many CU. Folk group playing on stage in front of Les Brown Band. “This Land Is My Land” being sung by mixed group of Blacks & Whites. Pres. Nixon & wife into box to applause. 15:11:33 Statue of George Washington, in NYC outside NY Stock Exchange. Crowds on sidewalk in telephoto. Paintings of Washington Inauguration. 15:12:15 Nixon entering Inauguration Stand in front of Capitol w/ long pull back. Swearing in by Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger. Pat Nixon & daughters w/ Mamie Eisenhower. Part of Nixon’s speech. Agnew sitting next to podium. 15:16:16 Motorcade up Pennsylvania Avenue w/ Nixon waving & grinning. Military marching units & flags. Drum majorettes, high school marching bands, Fife & Drum Corps. Floats. 15:18:43 Inaugural ball w/ pop music. Nixon, daughter & ?? in front of Les Brown Band. Nixon speaks: “I’m going to do whatever I can to make these next four years the best...” More popular music. Moon over Capitol. Dawn over Capitol. 15:21:04 Credits. Singers include: Serendipity Singers, Mike Curb Congregation, Ray Stevens, Marine Corps Band. Music publishers. Fashions, 1970s;

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