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A Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is a special committee of the United States Congress formed every four years to manage presidential inaugurations. A committee has been formed every four years since at least the 1901 inaugurations of President William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.

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Membership

The members are sitting members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Typically, the House members include the Speaker of the House as well as the House majority and minority leaders. The Senate members are drawn from the leadership of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (previously known by other names). A senator acts as Chairman of the Joint Committee; the chairman is therefore drawn from the party in control of the Senate, which may or may not be the same party as the president-elect's. Membership in the committee gives its members the opportunity to control tickets to the inauguration ceremonies.

2017 inaugural

The 114th Congress officially created the committee on February 3, 2016 by adopting S.Con.Res. 28, and the 115th continued it by passing S.Con.Res. 1. Its full composition is as follows:

1901 Inaugural of William McKinley (Republican)

  • Sen. Mark Hanna (R-OH), Chairman
  • Sen. John Coit Spooner (R-WI)
  • Sen. James Kimbrough Jones (D-AR)
  • Rep. Joseph Gurney Cannon (R-IL)
  • Rep. John Dalzell (R-PA)
  • Rep. Thomas Chipman McRae (D-AR)

    • 1905 Inaugural of Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

  • Sen. John Coit Spooner (R-WI), Chairman
  • Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)
  • Sen. Augustus Octavius Bacon (D-GA)
  • Rep. John Dalzell (R-PA)
  • Rep. Edgar D. Crumpacker (R-IN)
  • Rep. John Sharp Williams (D-MS)

    • 1909 Inaugural of William H. Taft (Republican)

  • Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA), Chairman
  • Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)
  • Sen. Augustus Octavius Bacon (D-GA)
  • Rep. James F. Burke (R-PA)
  • Rep. Horace O. Young (R-MI)
  • Rep. John W. Gaines (D-TN)

    • 1913 Inaugural of Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

  • Sen. Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA), Chairman
  • Sen. Augustus Octavius Bacon (D-GA)
  • Sen. Lee Slater Overman (D-NC)
  • Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO)
  • Rep. Finis J. Garrett (D-TN)
  • Rep. William B. McKinley (R-IL)

    • 1917 Inaugural of Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

  • Sen. Lee Slater Overman (D-NC), Chairman
  • Sen. M. Hoke Smith (D-GA)
  • Sen. Francis E. Warren (R-WY)
  • Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO)
  • Rep. Finis J. Garrett (D-TN)
  • Rep. William B. McKinley (R-IL)

    • 1921 Inaugural of Warren G. Harding (Republican)

  • Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA), Chairman
  • Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN)
  • Sen. Lee Slater Overman (D-NC)
  • Rep. Joseph Gurney Cannon (R-IL)
  • Rep. Charles F. Reavis (R-NE)
  • Rep. Charles Manly Stedman (D-NC) (Replaced Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO) who resigned from the Joint Committee)

    • 1925 Inaugural of Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

  • Sen. Charles Curtis (R-KS), Chairman
  • Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
  • Sen. Lee Slater Overman (D-NC)
  • Rep. William Walton Griest (R-PA)
  • Rep. Lindley H. Hadley (R-WA)
  • Rep. Arthur B. Rouse (D-KY)

    • 1929 Inaugural of Herbert Hoover (Republican)

  • Sen. George H. Moses (R-NH), Chairman
  • Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
  • Sen. Lee Slater Overman (D-NC)
  • Rep. Bertrand Snell (R-NY)
  • Rep. Leonidas C. Dyer (R-MO)
  • Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)

    • 1933 Inaugural of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

  • Sen. Joseph Taylor Robinson (D-AR), Chairman
  • Sen. George H. Moses (R-NH)
  • Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
  • Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)
  • Rep. Henry T. Rainey (D-IL)
  • Rep. Bertrand Snell (R-NY)

    • 1937 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)

  • Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV), Chairman
  • Sen. Joseph Taylor Robinson (D-AR)
  • Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
  • Rep. John J. O'Connor (D-NY)
  • Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
  • Rep. Bertrand Snell (R-NY)

    • 1941 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)

  • Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV), Chairman
  • Sen. Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)
  • Sen. Charles L. McNary (R-OR)
  • Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
  • Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
  • Rep. Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-MA)

    • 1945 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)

  • Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-VA), Chairman
  • Sen. Kenneth McKellar (D-TN)
  • Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI)
  • Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
  • Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
  • Rep. Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-MA)

    • 1949 Inaugural of Harry Truman (Democratic)

  • Sen. Carl Hayden (D-AZ), Chairman (Replaced Sen. Alben W. Barkley (D-KY) who was elected Vice President)
  • Sen. J. Howard McGrath (D-RI) (Replaced Sen. C. Wayland Brooks (R-IL) who was defeated for reelection)
  • Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R-NE)
  • Rep. Harry R. Sheppard (D-CA) (Replaced Rep. Leslie Cornelius Arends (R-IL) who resigned from the Committee)
  • Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)
  • Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

    • 1953 Inaugural of Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

  • Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH), Chairman
  • Sen. Herman Welker (R-ID) (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 McFarland (D-AZ))
  • Sen. Carl Hayden (D-AZ)
  • Rep. Leslie Cornelius Arends (R-IL) (Replaced Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA), who resigned from the Committee)
  • Rep. Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-MA)
  • Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)

    • 1957 Inaugural of Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

  • Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH), Chairman
  • Sen. John Sparkman (D-AL)
  • Sen. Theodore F. Green (D-RI)
  • Rep. Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-MA)
  • Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
  • Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)

    • 1961 Inaugural of John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

  • Sen. John Sparkman (D-AL), Chairman
  • Sen. Carl Hayden (D-AZ) (Replaced Sen. Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. (D-MO) who died)
  • Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)
  • Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
  • Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)
  • Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

    • 1965 Inaugural of Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)

  • Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC), Chairman
  • Sen. John Sparkman (D-AL)
  • Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA)
  • Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)
  • Rep. Carl Albert (D-OK)
  • Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

    • 1969 Inaugural of Richard Nixon (Republican)

  • Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-IL), Chairman
  • Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC)
  • Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
  • Rep. Gerald Ford (R-MI)
  • Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)
  • Rep. Carl Albert (D-OK)

    • 1973 Inaugural of Richard Nixon (Republican)

  • Sen. Howard Cannon (D-NV), Chairman (Replaced Chairman B. Everett Jordan (D-NC) who resigned for the Joint Committee after his defeat in a reelection primary)
  • Sen. Marlow Cook (R-KY)—Co-Chairman
  • Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
  • Rep. Carl Albert (D-OK)
  • Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA) (Replaced Rep. Hale Boggs (D-LA) who was presumed to have been killed in an airplane crash)
  • Rep. Gerald Ford (R-MI)

    • 1977 Inaugural of Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

  • Sen. Howard Cannon (D-NV), Chairman
  • Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
  • Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
  • Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA)
  • Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
  • Rep. John Jacob Rhodes (R-AZ)

    • 1981 Inaugural of Ronald Reagan (Republican)

  • Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Chairman
  • Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN)
  • Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
  • Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
  • Rep. John Jacob Rhodes (R-AZ)
  • Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
  • Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA)
  • Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)

    • 1985 Inaugural of Ronald Reagan (Republican)

  • Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD), Chairman
  • Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN)
  • Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
  • Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA)
  • Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
  • Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

    • 1989 Inaugural of George H. W. Bush (Republican)

  • Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY), Chairman
  • Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
  • Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
  • Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
  • Rep. Tom Foley (D-WA)
  • Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

    • 1993 Inaugural of Bill Clinton (Democratic)

  • Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY), Chairman
  • Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
  • Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
  • Rep. Tom Foley (D-WA)
  • Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO)
  • Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

    • 1997 Inaugural of Bill Clinton (Democratic)

  • Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Chairman
  • Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
  • Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
  • Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
  • Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX)
  • Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO)

    • 2001 Inaugural of George W. Bush (Republican)

  • Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman
  • Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
  • Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
  • Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX)
  • Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO)

    • 2005 Inaugural of George W. Bush (Republican)

  • Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), Chairman
  • Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
  • Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
  • Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX)
  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

    • 2009 Inaugural of Barack Obama (Democratic)

  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairman
  • Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
  • Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT)
  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
  • Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
  • Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)

    • 2013 Inaugural of Barack Obama (Democratic)

  • Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Chairman
  • Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
  • Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
  • Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

    • 2017 Inaugural of Donald Trump (Republican)

  • Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairman
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
  • Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
  • Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
  • Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

    • References

    Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Wikipedia
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