LBJ at the Democratic National Convention (1960)

Duration: 0:09:48

Year Published: 1960

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This footage documents Lyndon Baines Johnson attending the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles at which he was nominated for – and accepted – the Democratic party’s nomination for Vice President for the 1961 campaign. Also present in this footage is a joint news conference featuring Vice Presidential nominee Johnson and former president Harry Truman.