1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine at the South Portico of the White House, 1964
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A radically changed 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine waits outside the White House in October 1964. Nearly a year before, President Kennedy was riding in the midnight-blue, unarmored, open convertible when he was assassinated. The vehicle was updated with a permanent roof, bullet-proof glass, and extensive armor-plating. It continued to serve Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon as front line transportation.
A radically changed 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine waits outside the White House in October 1964. Nearly a year before, President Kennedy was riding in the midnight-blue, unarmored, open convertible when he was assassinated. The vehicle was updated with a permanent roof, bullet-proof glass, and extensive armor-plating. It continued to serve Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon as front line transportation.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
05 October 1964
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.45
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edward L. Gies in Memory of Morgan L. Gies.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.063 in
Width: 9.938 in
Inscriptions
Type-written caption on back: October 5, 1964 - The 1964 Lincoln at the South Portico of the White House waiting for President Johnson. Stamped: -5 Oct 68 C 768-8
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