Membership of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies 1901-2005

2005 INAUGURAL OF GEORGE W. BUSH (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)-CHAIRMAN
Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)

Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Sources: Inaugural programs, invitations, and other documents available in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; the Congressional Record.

2001 INAUGURAL OF GEORGE W. BUSH (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)

Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
Rep. Richard K. Armey (R-TX)
Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)

1997 INAUGURAL OF WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON (DEMOCRAT):

Sen. John Warner (R-VA)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)

Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
Rep. Richard K. Armey (R-TX)
Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)

1993 INAUGURAL OF WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON (DEMOCRAT):

Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)

Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1989 INAUGURAL OF GEORGE H. W. BUSH (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)

Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1985 INAUGURAL OF RONALD REAGAN (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Howard Baker, Jr. (R-TN)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (R-MD)
Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)

Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)
Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1981 INAUGURAL OF RONALD REAGAN (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Howard K. Baker, Jr. (R-TN)
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)

Rep. John J. Rhodes (R-AZ)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)
Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)

1977 INAUGURAL OF JIMMY CARTER (DEMOCRAT):

Sen. Howard Cannon (D-NV)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)

Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)
Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
Rep. John Rhodes (R-AZ)

1973 INAUGURAL OF RICHARD NIXON (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)—CHAIRMAN—He replaced Chairman B. Everett Jordan (D-NC) who resigned for the Joint Committee after his defeat in a reelection primary.
Sen. Marlow W. Cook (R-KY)—CO-CHAIRMAN
Sen. Michael J. Mansfield (D-MT)

Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
Rep. Thomas O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)—He replaced Rep. Hale Boggs (D-LA) who was presumed to have been killed in an airplane crash.
Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)

1969 INAUGURAL OF RICHARD NIXON (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R-IL)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC)
Sen. Michael J. Mansfield (D-MT)

Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)
Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)

1965 INAUGURAL OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON (DEMOCRAT):

Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA)

Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
Rep. Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1961 INAUGURAL OF JOHN F. KENNEDY (DEMOCRAT):

Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ)—He replaced Sen. Thomas Hennings, Jr. (D-MO) who died.
Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)

Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1957 INAUGURAL OF DWIGHT EISENHOWER (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-AL)
Sen. Theodore F. Green (D-RI)

Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)

1953 INAUGURAL OF DWIGHT EISENHOWER (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)—CHAIRMAN Sen. Herman Welker (R-ID)—He replaced Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), who resigned from the Committee. Earlier, Sen. Smith had been named to the Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. Ernest W. McFarland (D-AZ).
Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ)

Rep. Leslie C. Arends (R-IL)—He placed Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA), who resigned from the Committee.
Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)

1949 INAUGURAL OF HARRY TRUMAN (DEMOCRAT): Sen. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ)—CHAIRMAN—He replaced Sen. Alben Barkley (D-KY) who was elected Vice President.
Sen. J. Howard McGrath (D-RI)—He replaced Sen. C. Wayland Brooks (R-IL) who was defeated for reelection.
Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R-NE)

Rep. Harry R. Sheppard (D-CA)—He replaced Rep. Leslie C. Arends (R-IL) who resigned from the Committee.
Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1945 INAUGURAL OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT (DEMOCRAT):

Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-VA)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar (D-TN)
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI)

Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)

1941 INAUGURAL OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT (DEMOCRAT):

Matthew M. Neely (D-WV)—CHAIRMAN
Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)
Charles L. McNary (R OR)

Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)

1937 INAUGURAL OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT (DEMOCRAT):

Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Joseph T. Robinson (D-AR)
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)

Rep. John J. O'Connor (D-NY)
Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)

1933 INAUGURAL OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT (DEMOCRAT):

Sen. Joseph T. Robinson (D-AR)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. George W. Moses (R-NH)
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)

Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)
Rep. Henry T. Rainey (D-IL)
Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)

1929 INAUGURAL OF HERBERT HOOVER (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. George H. Moses (R-NH)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
Sen. Lee Overman (D-NC)

Rep. Bertrand H. Snell (R-NY)
Rep. Leonidas C. Dyer (R-MO)
Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)

1925 INAUGURAL OF CALVIN COOLIDGE (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Charles Curtis (R-KS)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)

Rep. William W. Griest (R-PA)
Rep. Lindley H. Hadley (R-WA)
Rep. Arthur B. Rouse (D-KY)

1921 INAUGURAL OF WARREN HARDING (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN)
Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)

Rep. Joseph Cannon (R-IL)
Rep. Charles F. Reavis (R-NE)
Rep. Charles M. Stedman (D-NC)—Replaced Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO) who resigned from the Joint Committee.

1917 INAUGURATION OF WOODROW WILSON (DEMOCRAT): Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Hoke Smith (D-GA)
Sen. Francis E. Warren (R-WY)

Rep. William B. Rucker (D-MO)
Rep. Finis J. Garrett (D-TN)
Rep. William B. McKinley (R-IL)

1913 INAUGURAL OF WOODROW WILSON (DEMOCRAT): Sen. Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)
Sen. Lee S. Overman (D-NC)

Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO)
Rep. Finis J. Garrett (D-TN)
Rep. William B. McKinley (R-IL)

1909 INAUGURAL OF WILLIAM TAFT (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)
Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)

Rep. James F. Burke (R-PA)
Rep. Horace O. Young (R-MI)
Rep. John W. Gaines (D-TN)

1905 INAUGURAL OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. John C. Spooner (R-WI)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)
Sen. Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)

Rep. John Dalzell (R-Pa.)
Rep. Edgar D. Crumpacker (R-IN)
Rep. John S. Williams (D-MS)

1901 INAUGURAL OF WILLIAM MCKINLEY (REPUBLICAN):

Sen. Marcus A. Hanna (R-OH)—CHAIRMAN
Sen. John C. Spooner (R-WI)
Sen. James K. Jones (D-AR)

Rep. Joseph G. Cannon (R-IL)
Rep. John Dalzell (R-PA)
Rep. Thomas C. McRae (D-AR)