The Passage of Power (170 page)

LBJ leaves Parkland Hospital after the death of JFK. Secret Service Agent Rufus Youngblood is at left, and Representative Homer Thornberry at right. (
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Back in Washington, at Andrews Air Force Base, the new President speaks to the nation. (
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On Air Force One in Dallas, LBJ—with Lady Bird and Jacqueline Kennedy by his side—is sworn in as President by Judge Sarah T. Hughes. (
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November 23: President and Mrs. Johnson leave the East Room after paying their respects. (
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November 24: The procession from the White House to the Capitol. (
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The casket is carried into the Capitol, followed by Jacqueline Kennedy and the family. (
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Leaving the Capitol after the eulogies, Jacqueline Kennedy with Caroline and John, (behind them) RFK, Sydney Lawford, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Peter Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith, Stephen E. Smith, LBJ and Mrs. Johnson. Rufus Youngblood is left of Johnson. (
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LBJ in the Oval Office. (
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Moving in to the White House: Lucy is escorting the beagles; Lady Bird is carrying her favorite picture of Sam Rayburn. (
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Taking command. LBJ meets with the state governors in the Executive Office Building. (
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Taking command. LBJ in the first meeting on Vietnam, with (from left) Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Undersecretary of State George Ball. (
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Taking command. LBJ with the press. (
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Taking command. LBJ with members of Congress at a White House breakfast. To LBJ’s right is House Speaker John McCormack, to his left is Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield. (
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