Presidential Motorcade, Berkeley, California, March 1962
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Artifact Overview
United States Secret Service agent Morgan L. Gies was responsible for White House vehicles from 1941 to 1967, serving five presidents. This photograph from his personal collection shows a motorcade with President John F. Kennedy riding in his 1961 Lincoln Continental. Agent Gies is driving the follow-up car directly behind the President's limousine.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 March 1962
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.37
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 in
Width: 9.938 in
Inscriptions
Type-written caption affixed to back:
March 23,1962 - President Kenndey in the 1961 Lincoln in Berkeley, California. Morgan L. Gies is driving the follow-up car directly behind President Kennedy's car.
Stamped:
By R. L. Knudsen, PHC, USN
Office of the Naval Aide to the President
20636 Mar 23 1962
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