The President: July 1966 Part 1 of 3
Scenic shots of Lyndon Baines Johnson’s birthplace on the banks of the Pedernales River - modest LBJ Ranch. Title. LBJ enjoying Independence Day / Fourth of July drinks in garden of ranch w/ friends & Lady Bird Johnson. LBJ in car at airfield - leans out & shakes hands w/ Melvin Laird ?, Averell Harriman & others - Sec. of Defense McNamara onto jet, LBJ watches from car - takeoff - VO re new Medicare programme & Vietnam air strikes. Deer in grounds of LBJ farm. Men erecting net which is dropped over group of baby deer - writhing about - exhausted deer untangled & put in back of truck. Other ranch wildlife - buffalo.
01:04:27 LBJ’s 66th press conference at ranch 05Jul66 - photographers around LBJ seated. Barbecue for press outside LBJ ranch. LBJ out of house to podium to make address to nation MOS - journalists take notes.
01:05:33 Lockheed Constellation passenger airliner landing at National Airport - Washington Monument visible in distance - Eastern Airlines jet R-L - VO re airline machinist strike over shots of stationary aircraft & empty luggage trolleys. Fade to White House Oval Office, deserted during President’s summer vacation. Presidential helicopter landing w/ Washington Monument in BG, 11Jul66 - LBJ & Lady Bird out of helicopter w/ Luci Johnson & fiance Pat Nugent w/ dogs. LBJ walking to White House w/ aides & photographers.
01:07:36 LBJ motorcade arriving at Pentagon 12Jul66. INT LBJ commendation ceremony for defense workers - large wall chart ‘Department of Defense Cost Reduction Program (Millions of Dollars)’ - CUs chart showing individual savings made & shots LBJ giving awards to personnel - speech heard in VO “...every person within the sound of my voice...can take great pride in saying ‘I was a part of the Department of Defense in the Sixties’...” - applause.
01:09:03 Pouring rain seen from terrace of White House - flight to West Virginia to speak to American Alumni Council cancelled - stills of LBJ delivering televised speech to Council from White House Theater. MOS.
01:09:44 LBJ & Lady Bird view newest Coast and Geodetic Survey deep sea research ship ‘Oceanographer’ 13Jul66 - commissioning ceremony w/ flags & naval band - international guests inc. Soviets not shown. LBJ w/ huge white cake topped w/ model of ship & ‘Welcome Aboard President Johnson’ in icing - cuts cake. LBJ & Lady Bird meet people on dockside - shaking hands.
1960s. US Domestic & Foreign Policy. Vietnam War. Farming - Southern US. Commercial Aviation.
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The President: July 1966 Part 1 of 3 Scenic shots of Lyndon Baines Johnson’s birthplace on the banks of the Pedernales River - modest LBJ Ranch. Title. LBJ enjoying Independence Day / Fourth of July drinks in garden of ranch w/ friends & Lady Bird Johnson. LBJ in car at airfield - leans out & shakes hands w/ Melvin Laird ?, Averell Harriman & others - Sec. of Defense McNamara onto jet, LBJ watches from car - takeoff - VO re new Medicare programme & Vietnam air strikes. Deer in grounds of LBJ farm. Men erecting net which is dropped over group of baby deer - writhing about - exhausted deer untangled & put in back of truck. Other ranch wildlife - buffalo. 01:04:27 LBJ’s 66th press conference at ranch 05Jul66 - photographers around LBJ seated. Barbecue for press outside LBJ ranch. LBJ out of house to podium to make address to nation MOS - journalists take notes. 01:05:33 Lockheed Constellation passenger airliner landing at National Airport - Washington Monument visible in distance - Eastern Airlines jet R-L - VO re airline machinist strike over shots of stationary aircraft & empty luggage trolleys. Fade to White House Oval Office, deserted during President’s summer vacation. Presidential helicopter landing w/ Washington Monument in BG, 11Jul66 - LBJ & Lady Bird out of helicopter w/ Luci Johnson & fiance Pat Nugent w/ dogs. LBJ walking to White House w/ aides & photographers. 01:07:36 LBJ motorcade arriving at Pentagon 12Jul66. INT LBJ commendation ceremony for defense workers - large wall chart ‘Department of Defense Cost Reduction Program (Millions of Dollars)’ - CUs chart showing individual savings made & shots LBJ giving awards to personnel - speech heard in VO “...every person within the sound of my voice...can take great pride in saying ‘I was a part of the Department of Defense in the Sixties’...” - applause. 01:09:03 Pouring rain seen from terrace of White House - flight to West Virginia to speak to American Alumni Council cancelled - stills of LBJ delivering televised speech to Council from White House Theater. MOS. 01:09:44 LBJ & Lady Bird view newest Coast and Geodetic Survey deep sea research ship ‘Oceanographer’ 13Jul66 - commissioning ceremony w/ flags & naval band - international guests inc. Soviets not shown. LBJ w/ huge white cake topped w/ model of ship & ‘Welcome Aboard President Johnson’ in icing - cuts cake. LBJ & Lady Bird meet people on dockside - shaking hands. 1960s. US Domestic & Foreign Policy. Vietnam War. Farming - Southern US. Commercial Aviation.