President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson in Presidential Limousine, 1964
THF208740 / President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson in Presidential Limousine, 1964
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Artifact Overview
President Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson sit in the 1964 presidential limousine. This is the same 1961 Lincoln Continental that President John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated in November 1963, but with major modifications. Kennedy's convertible received a permanent roof, bullet-resistant glass, and armor plating. It remained part of the White House fleet until early 1977.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
05 October 1964
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.44
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 on back:
October 5, 1964 - President and Mrs. Johnson in the back seat of the 1964 Lincoln.
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