Demerest Inauguration Invitation

The image shows an official invitation from The Inaugural Committee, embellished with elegant calligraphy and a gold embossed seal of the U.S. Capitol, for the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy as President and Lyndon Baines Johnson as Vice President of the United States of America. The event is scheduled for Friday, January 20, 1961, taking place in the city of Washington. The text of the invitation requests the honor of the recipient's presence and participation in the ceremony. At the bottom, the name Edward H. Foley appears, identified as the Chairman of the committee, lending an air of formality and importance to the historical occasion being witnessed.