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First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson
First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson
president’s cars sped to Parkland Memorial Hospital.[2] There were initial reports that Johnson may had also been shot, slightly wounded in the arm or that he had suffered another heart attack. Mrs. Johnson confirmed to reporters that he was fine and did not suffer any injury or illness. In the hospital, Johnson was surrounded by Secret Service agents, who encouraged him to return to the capital in case he too was targeted for assassination. Johnson wished to wait until he knew of Kennedy’s condition; at 1:20 pm he was told Kennedy was dead.[2]
Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in aboard Air Force One by Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. To the left of Johnson is Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of Kennedy; to his right is Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, and sitting down near the airplane window is Jack Valenti, founder of the MPAA. The first inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as the 36th President of the United States was occurred on November 22, 1963. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first term (which lasted slightly longer than a year) of Lyndon B. Johnson as President, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Love Field
At this point arrangements were made to provide Secret Service protection of the two Johnson daughters, and it was decided that he would leave on the president’s aircraft because it had better communications equipment. Johnson was driven by unmarked police car to Love Field, and kept below the car’s window level throughout the journey. Johnson waited for Jacqueline Kennedy to arrive aboard Air Force One, who in turn would not leave Dallas without her husband’s body. Kennedy’s casket was finally brought to the aircraft, but takeoff was delayed until Johnson was sworn into office.[2] Twenty-seven people squeezed into the room for the proceedings.[1] The Warren Commission’s report detailed the inauguration:[2] From the Presidential airplane, the Vice President telephoned Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who advised that Mr. Johnson take the Presidential oath of office before the plane left Dallas. Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes hastened to the plane to administer the oath. Members of the Presidential and VicePresidential parties filled the central compartment of the plane to witness
Assassination
At the time, Johnson was the Vice President to President John F. Kennedy, the winner of the 1960 presidential election. At 12:30 pm Central Standard Time on November 22, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding with his wife, Jacqueline, in the presidential motorcade. Johnson was riding in a car behind the president with his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, and Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough. Immediately after shots were fired, Johnson was thrown down and sat on by Secret Service agent Rufus Youngblood,[1] and the president and vice
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the swearing in. At 2:38 p.m., e.s.t., Lyndon Baines Johnson took the oath of office as the 36th President of the United States. audio Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Johnson stood at the side of the new President as he took the oath of office. Nine minutes later, the Presidential airplane departed for Washington, D.C. The swearing-in ceremony administered by Judge Hughes in an Air Force One conference room represented the first time that a woman administered the presidential oath of office as well as the first and only time it was conducted on an airplane.[3] Instead of the usual Bible, Johnson was sworn in upon a missal found on a side table in Kennedy’s Air Force One bedroom.[4] After the oath had been taken, Johnson kissed his wife on the forehead, who then took Jackie Kennedy’s hand and told her "The whole nation mourns your husband."[1] At almost the exact same time as the ceremony, CBS anchor Walter Cronkite read aloud on the air a wire from the Associated Press officially confirming Kennedy’s death, subsequently adding that Johnson would be sworn in as president. According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications’s Encyclopedia of Television, during their frantic afternoon coverage of the unfolding events, American broadcasters made a "determined effort" to refer to him as "President Johnson".[5]
First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson
(wife of John Connally).[1] In addition, he made the decision to request all cabinet members to stay in their posts and asked to meet both parties’ leaders in Congress soon.[1] Johnson also asked Jack Valenti, Bill Moyers, and Liz Carpenter to write a brief statement for him to read on the day’s events, which he then edited slightly himself. At 6:10 pm, after landing at Andrews amid a crowd of Congressional leaders, he walked to an already prepared set of microphones and began his first public statement as president:[1][6] This is a sad time for all people. We have suffered a loss that cannot be weighed. For me, it is a deep personal tragedy. I know that the world shares the sorrow that Mrs. Kennedy and her family bear. I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help--and God’s. audio Afterwards Johnson was said to have regretted delivering the remarks, believing he sounded harsh and strident.[7]
References
[1] ^ "The Transfer of Power". TIME. 1963-11-29. http://www.time.com/time/ magazine/article/ 0,9171,875362-1,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-24. [2] ^ "Chapter 2: The Assassination". Report of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1964. http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/ warren-commission-report/. [3] "Inauguration of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963". Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. http://inaugural.senate.gov/ history/chronology/lbjohnson1963.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-01-20. [4] Lin, Joanna (2009-01-18). "Bible has a storied role in inaugurations". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/ news/nationworld/nation/la-na-inaugreligion18-2009jan18,0,5754606.story. Retrieved on 2009-01-20. [5] Doherty, Thomas. "Assassination and Funeral of President John F. Kennedy".
Aftermath
Hand-marked statement During the flight back to Andrews Air Force Base, Johnson made several phone calls on the radio telephone, including to Rose Kennedy (JFK’s mother) and Nellie Connally
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The Museum of Broadcast Communications. http://www.museum.tv/ archives/etv/K/htmlK/kennedyjf/ kennedyjf.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-25. [6] "Remarks Upon Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base". The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ ws/index.php?pid=25976. Retrieved on 2009-01-24. [7] Schlesinger, Robert. "An Excerpt from White House Ghosts".
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http://www.whitehouseghostsbook.com/ excerpt.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
External links
• More photos of the taking of the oath • Johnson’s Daily Diary for November 22, 1963 • More material relating to succession from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
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