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The United States on January 22, 1977

Who held every office, how Congress and the Court were made up, and what happened within a week. Diff this day against today →

President

Carter

James Earl Carter D · since Jan 20, 1977

Senate

62 D · 38 R

100 senators · 95th Congress

House

291 D · 144 R

435 representatives

Supreme Court

7 R · 2 D

9 justices by appointing party

Union

50 states

26 amendments in force

Unemployment

7.8%

Dec 1976 · $1 then ≈ $5.79 today

Public debt

$620B

as of Jun 30, 1976

1977-01-22/executiveThe administration

President James Earl Carter D

since Jan 20, 1977

Vice President Walter Frederick Mondale D

Ambassador to the United Nations James E. Baker

since Jan 1, 1976

Secretary of State Philip Habib (acting)

since Jan 20, 1977

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency John R. Quarles Jr. R (acting)

since Jan 21, 1977

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Bert Lance D

since Jan 21, 1977

Secretary of Defense Harold Brown D

since Jan 21, 1977

1977-01-22/congress95th Congress

Senate · 62 D · 38 R

House · 291 D · 144 R

1977-01-22/supreme-courtThe bench

William Joseph Brennan, Jr. R

Associate Justice · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · since Mar 21, 1957

Potter Stewart R

Associate Justice · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · since May 7, 1959

Byron Raymond White D

Associate Justice · appointed by John F. Kennedy · since Apr 12, 1962

Thurgood Marshall D

Associate Justice · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · since Aug 30, 1967

Warren Earl Burger R

Chief Justice · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · since Jun 23, 1969

Harry Andrew Blackmun R

Associate Justice · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · since May 14, 1970

Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. R

Associate Justice · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · since Dec 9, 1971

William Hubbs Rehnquist R

Associate Justice · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · since Dec 15, 1971

John Paul Stevens R

Associate Justice · appointed by Gerald Ford · since Dec 17, 1975

1977-01-22/weekWithin a week · Jan 15, 1977 – Jan 29, 1977

James Earl Carter takes office · Jan 20, 1977

Ruling Walsh, Dba Tom Walsh & Co. v. Schlecht

Jan 18, 1977 · 429 U.S. 401

Ruling United States v. Donovan

Jan 18, 1977 · 429 U.S. 413

Law A joint resolution authorizing the U.S. Secret Service to continue to furnish protection to certain former Federal officials or members of their immediate families.

Jan 19, 1977 · Pub. L. 95-1

Ruling United States v. County of Fresno

Jan 25, 1977 · 429 U.S. 452

Ruling Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.

Jan 25, 1977 · 429 U.S. 477

Each office is shown as it stood at the end of the day. Cabinet records come from Wikidata and have gaps for some historical offices.