KENNEDY CABINET SWORN IN AT WHITE HOUSE
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 21, 1961, Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren swore in members of President John F. Kennedy's Cabinet* in the East Room at the White House.
In remarks following the ceremony, President Kennedy said...
"I want to express my appreciation to the members of the Cabinet who have been sworn in today. Whatever success we may achieve will depend in great part upon their dedication and...(the) effort of...men and women...who serve our National Government."
*Original Cabinet of President John F. Kennedy
Secretary of State: Dean Rusk
Secretary of Treasury: C. Douglas Dillon
Secretary of Defense: Robert McNamara
Attorney General: Robert F. Kennedy
Postmaster General: J. Edward Day
Secretary of Interior: Stewart L. Udall
Secretary of Agriculture: Orville L. Freeman
Secretary of Commerce: Luther Hodges
Secretary of Labor: Arthur J. Goldberg
Secretary of H.E.&W: Abraham A. Ribicoff
SOURCES
"Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremonies for the Members of the Cabinet," January 21, 1961, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, January 20 to December 31, 1961, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1962.
"John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States," The World Book Year Book: 1962, Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, Chicago, 1962.
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 21, 1961, Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren swore in members of President John F. Kennedy's Cabinet* in the East Room at the White House.
In remarks following the ceremony, President Kennedy said...
"I want to express my appreciation to the members of the Cabinet who have been sworn in today. Whatever success we may achieve will depend in great part upon their dedication and...(the) effort of...men and women...who serve our National Government."
*Original Cabinet of President John F. Kennedy
Secretary of State: Dean Rusk
Secretary of Treasury: C. Douglas Dillon
Secretary of Defense: Robert McNamara
Attorney General: Robert F. Kennedy
Postmaster General: J. Edward Day
Secretary of Interior: Stewart L. Udall
Secretary of Agriculture: Orville L. Freeman
Secretary of Commerce: Luther Hodges
Secretary of Labor: Arthur J. Goldberg
Secretary of H.E.&W: Abraham A. Ribicoff
SOURCES
"Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremonies for the Members of the Cabinet," January 21, 1961, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, January 20 to December 31, 1961, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1962.
"John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States," The World Book Year Book: 1962, Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, Chicago, 1962.
Swearing in Ceremony & Reception
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January 21, 1961
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