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| Lot # 107 PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - INAUGURAL INVITATION SIGNED CIRCA 1977 - Document 35611 |
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JIMMY CARTER
SIGNED INVITATION to his 1977 inauguration.
Comprises: (1) Printed Invitation signed: "Jimmy Carter" as
39th U.S. President, 1p, 8¼x10¾. In full: "The Inaugural Committee
requests the honor of your presence and participation in the Inauguration of
Jimmy Carter as President of the United States of America and Walter Mondale as
Vice President of the United States of America on Thursday the twentieth of
January one thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven in the City of
Washington". Written in pencil on verso of integral leaf (unknown hand):
"Rec. March 11, 1977 President Carter". Pinpoint-size stain at upper left
blank edge. Fine condition. (2) TLS: "Jack" by presidential staff
member Jack H. Watson, Jr., 1p, 6¼x9¼, on White House stationery, Washington,
1977 March 8. To Bobby White, Baltimore. In full: "Governor Mandel
sent us the enclosed Inaugural announcement and asked President Carter to sign
it for you. I hope that his signature will be a good addition to your
collection." Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as the 39th President on Thursday,
January 20, 1977, at 12:05 p.m. on a platform erected on the east portico of the
Capitol. The weather was clear and cold. Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger
addressed Carter as "Jimmy" and the President-elect, when repeating the oath,
stated his name as "Jimmy" instead of "James Earl." The inaugural address,
written largely by Carter, was short, taking only 17 minutes to deliver. It drew
on a variety of sources, including Jefferson's first inaugural and the words of
the Old Testament prophet Micah. After the ceremony, Carter, accompanied by his
wife, Rosalynn, whose left hand he held, walked the mile and a half from the
Capitol to the White House, even though a bullet-proof limousine had been
assigned to him for the trip. As he walked the traditional route, later their
daughter, Amy, and other members of the family joined in the walk. Carter, his
family and guests entered a solar-heated reviewing stand in front of which the
two-hour inaugural parade passed. In the evening, the Carters attended seven
inaugural balls given in their honor. Fine condition. Two
items.
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