099 JFK Assassination and Swearing In of Lyndon B. Johnson - One Minute History

099 JFK Assassination and Swearing In of Lyndon B. Johnson - One Minute History

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History, Social Studies

11th Grade - University

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The transcript details the events following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It begins with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover notifying Robert Kennedy of his brother's death. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveling in the same motorcade, learns of JFK's death and contacts Robert Kennedy to express his condolences and discuss his immediate swearing-in. The attorney general confirms the wording of the presidential oath, and LBJ is sworn in as the 36th president aboard Air Force One. Jackie Kennedy, still in her blood-stained suit, stands by his side, symbolizing the tragedy that has occurred.

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What was Lyndon Baines Johnson's immediate desire after learning about JFK's death?

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What did Jackie Kennedy say as she stood by Lyndon Baines Johnson's side?

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