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President, The - April 1968 Pt. 4 of 4

Reel Number: 221353-04

Color: Colour

Sound:

Year / Date: 1968

Country: USA

Location: California,Chicago,DC,Illinois,March AFB,Texas,Washington

TC Begins: 14:33:49

TC Ends: 14:46:12

Duration: 00:12:23

The President - April 1968 Pt. 4 of 4 18Apr68 LBJ greets Pres. Eisenhower at March AFB for conference on Asian Affairs. Sittingin Air Force One talking, off plane Ike boards helicopter & LBJ back onto Air Force One, view from plane. 14:34:57 LBJ Ranch w/ stream, barn, flowers. Luci walking w/ LBJ. White House Cabinet room w/ Dean Rusk smoking cigarette. 24Apr68 LBJ on Chicago Hilton Hotel platform for Democratic reception; applauding delegates. LBJ speaking: “No man could serve where I have served now for more than four years & five long months without sensing that we are once again in a new time... Step by step...a new day of light & justice for all of our people.” 14:37:42 LBJ & Lady Bird, VP Humphrey & wife, & others enter in formal clothes from Grand Staircase at annual Diplomatic Reception. Reception line. 14:38:28 17Apr68 Lady Bird on lawn greeting people who had donated to city beautification. Tourinng new park & playground w/ people watching. 14:39:57 22Apr68 LBJ at bill signing for citizens to elect their own school board. Men standing watching. Views of street statues, White House, parks, pedestrians, flowers. 14:41:05 18Apr68 Unveiling of protrait of Mrs. Bess Truman by Margaret Truman Daniels, Dean Acheson. Swearing in of Marvin Watson as Postmaster General; LBJ talking at South Lawn ceremony saying goodbye to him leaving his White House position. 14:43:32 26Apr68 LBJ meeting w/ Board of Trustees from new Urban Institute to look into problems of decay & growth in the American City. View of Capitol w/ an economic report introducing concept of paper gold. At Cabinet meeting. Kids on playground equipment. Ruins of riots being cleaned up. 14:45:12 Group w/ Gen. Westmoreland around table in Cabinet Room. Blacks around table. Pedestrians & city scenes w/ traffic past White House. 60s; Vietnam War; Diplomacy; Civil Rights; Presidency; Official Art;

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