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Show PERFORMS AT NIXON INAUGURAL seating positions. . CLAUDELL The Tabernacle Choir sings under the attentive gaze of the nation's political leaders. Isaac Stewart introduces J. Mark Trice to singers. atives wanted to see in Washington. Ed Richard Nixons brother, was seen roaming around the Pension Building trying to collect tickets for the clan of 230 . . . its participation in the inauguration ceremonies that can be described as a superheavy marathon, the Tabernacle Choir not only deeply impressed millions of its admirers but also won thousands, perhaps millions, of new friends. By 'U ary bent over the old music teacher and said : Thank you for playing your part in making a president. But it was Mr. Condie who caught her attention. The Inaugural Concert Sunday eve- ning has to be just about the most sparkling and exciting concert in which the Tabernacle Choir and its conductor. Nixon, "The Beesons all loved the Choir. It was simple . and unostentatious, Mrs. Beeson told Choir Director Dr. Richard Condie at rehearsal. Howard Mitchell Introduced to a worldwide audience by Senator Everett M. Dirksen as Doub'less the worlds greatest and the most celebrated singing unit, Tabernacle Choir has now sung for the inaugurations of two consecutive Presidents of the United States: President Lyndon B. Johnson, January 20, 1965, and President Richard M. Nixon, Janu- Continued on Page 20, 1969. So exciting is the reputation of the Tabernacle Choir that of all the many public inaugural activities, the first two events that were completely sold out were the two concerts in which the Tabernacle Choir was performing. a One of these two, the weekly CBS nationwide broadcast, could hardly be called "sold out, since no tickets were for sale, but the free tickets (to control the size of the audience), which were a distributed by the Inaugural Concerts Committee to members, were gone as soon as they were made available. h For example, Joy LMllington reported Evening Star: "A widow from Lindsay, California, Mrs. Jane Beeson (at 79, literally a little old lady who happens to be Richard Nixons aunt) loves music so much that she attended the Sunday morning broadcast of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Constitution Hall, and the Inaugural Concert itself.. f , Nixon rel most "The Choir was what v ' Richard L Evans nnorcfXBS . v, k J... ' didn't dampen spirits of singers as they held their first rehearsal in front of Capitol Building. Rain ' r JJ, t t r e krwjCj r- - A'Wvy, in the Washington Ikbf JOHNSON V . y ' '' o ' ... . "Which direction do I go?" Alexander Schreiner asks Washington policeman. . jfd "4 VJ II - . ? |