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Inside Kennedy's Inauguration, 50 Years On

19 January 2011 6:38 PM, PST | The Daily Beast | See recent The Daily Beast news »

Truman in his slippers, the Kennedy grandchildren shivering through the speeches, the Kennedy siblings' impromptu lunch of soup and sandwiches-jfk intimates tell Eleanor Clift what they remember most from that snowy January day a half-century ago.

Weather forecasters had predicted light snow turning to rain on the eve of President Kennedy's inauguration, but the snow fell heavy and steady, covering Pennsylvania Avenue with an 8-inch white blanket and forcing the Army Corps of Engineers' snow-removal force to work through the night to clear the parade route. January 20, 1961, dawned sunny and cold, with gusty winds that made the 22 degrees registered at noon for the swearing-in feel like 7 degrees.

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It had just begun to snow when press aide Sue Vogelsinger made her way to the Mayflower Hotel to give Harry Truman an advance copy of the inaugural speech.

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- Eleanor Clift

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