Bio: Krarup, Neil – Presidential Inauguration Invite (Jan 1977)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Krarup, Carter, Mondale

---------Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 12 Jan 1977

A thirteen year old resident of the Owen area has been honored by receiving an invitation to the inaugural ceremony of Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale, which will be held on January 20, 1977. The youth, Neil Krarup, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kraru of Route 1, Owen.

Neil, a student in the seventh grade at Owen-Withee High School, became involved in the Carter presidential campaign this past summer, when eh went in his idea for a campaign slogan. His slogan was: “Jimmy and Fritz in ’76.”

In September he received a personal note from Jimmy Carter thanking him for his support and his idea. The invitation was a result of Neil’s slogan.

“The Inaugural Committee request the honor of your presence and participation in the Inauguration of Jimmy Carter as President of the United States of America and Walter Mondale as Vice President of the United States of America on Thursday, the twentieth of January, one thousand nine hundred and seventy seven in the City of Washington.”

Although Neil does not plan to attend the ceremony in Washington, he is pleased and excited about receiving the invitation which arrived on December 31, 1976, a day before his 13th birthday on January 1, 1977.