LBJ and Lady Bird Visit Austin

Duration: 0:11:51

Year Published: ca 1963

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: In this footage most likely shot for an Austin-based network news affiliate, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson visit Austin shortly after the Kennedy assassination. Arriving in Air Force One, President Johnson greets an eager Austin crowd. Johnson is accompanied by Secret Service agents, including Rufus Youngblood. Following their arrival at the airport, President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson visit Governor John Connally at his home. Connally’s arm remains in a sling as a result of the injuries he sustained during the Kennedy assassination.