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Washington had never seen anything like it: the tidal wave of glamour, promise, and high spirits that descended on the capital for the 1961 inauguration of the youngest president ever elected—a movable, star-studded bash that couldn't be stopped, even by a massive snowstorm. From Frank Sinatra's gala and Jacqueline Kennedy's eclectic V.I.P. list to J.F.K.'s late-night revels, TODD S. PURDUM collects the memories of those who, 50 years on, are still reliving that glorious dawn.
FROM THAT DAY FORTH
Washington had never seen anything like it: the tidal wave of glamour, promise, and high spirits that descended on the capital for the 1961 inauguration of the youngest president ever elected—a movable, star-studded bash that couldn't be stopped, even by a massive snowstorm. From Frank Sinatra's gala and Jacqueline Kennedy's eclectic V.I.P. list to J.F.K.'s late-night revels, TODD S. PURDUM collects the memories of those who, 50 years on, are still reliving that glorious dawn.
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