Statement Upon Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base
11/22/1963
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This statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson was written aboard Air Force One. The flight back to the nation's capital came just over two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, and the administering of the oath of office to President Johnson. The President delivered the statement upon landing at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, DC. The statement appears on an index card with typed text and President Johnson's handwritten annotations.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson's made these remarks to the nation upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, November 22, 1963, the day of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
This primary source comes from the Statements Files.
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595538Full Citation: Statement Upon Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base; 11/22/1963; Statements Files. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/statement-upon-arrival-at-andrews-air-force-base, May 11, 2024]