Attending the Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981. Reagan's Inauguration was the first one held on the West Front of the U. S. Capitol. Standing in front of a large banner are pictured L-R: Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson and his wife Bonnie; Ambassador Thomas Aranda and his wife Shirley Gragson Aranda. Shirley Gragson Aranda is Oran and Bonnie Gragson's daughter. In the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph is an insert that reads " Inauguration January 20, 1980 Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States and George Bush, 43rd Vice-President of the United States." Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (left), looks on as Lawrence Welk (center) shakes the hand of an unidentified woman. Lawrence Welk is deplaning from a TWA flight. A sign to the left of the stairs reads "TWA Sky Club Coach." The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 - October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known to his large number of radio, television, and live-performance fans (and critics) as "champagne music".

Eric Henninger interviews Detective Ronald Bananto at his home on March 15, 1981. Born in Coal Run, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bananto moved to Pioche, Nevada in 1949. A year later, and after a short period in San Francisco, California, Bananto relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. Bananto discusses police work, and life in Pioche, Nevada.