Lyndon Baines Johnson Taking the Presidential Oath of Office

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Description

Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson became President, taking the oath of office aboard Air Force One. Watching were: Jay Gildner, Judge Sarah Hughes, Jack Valenti, Congressman Albert Thomas, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Congressman Jack Brooks, others.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-WHP: White House Photographs.

National Archives Identifier: 194235

Full Citation: Photograph WHP-ST-ST1A163; Lyndon Baines Johnson takes Presidential Oath of Office. Jay Gildner, Judge Sarah Hughes, Jack Valenti, Congressman Albert Thomas, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Congres; 11/22/1963; Cecil Stoughton’s White House Photographs, 1/29/1961 – 12/31/1963; Collection JFK-WHP: White House Photographs,; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/lbj-oath/, February 18, 2026]

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