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Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson

Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson
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Artist
Pierre De Bausset
Sitter
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 27 Aug 1908 - 22 Jan 1973
Lady Bird Johnson, 22 Dec 1912 - 11 Jul 2007
Date
1968
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 22.7 x 33.5 cm (8 15/16 x 13 3/16")
Sheet: 28 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16")
Topic
Interior
Printed Material\Book
Artwork\Painting
Artwork\Portrait
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookshelf
Home Furnishings\Television
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Male
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Literature\Writer
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\President of US
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Texas
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Texas
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Lady Bird Johnson: Female
Lady Bird Johnson: Business and Finance\Businessperson
Lady Bird Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee
Lady Bird Johnson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist
Lady Bird Johnson: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
Lady Bird Johnson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Media industry executive\Radio executive
Lady Bird Johnson: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Lady Bird Johnson: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Pierre De Bausset
Object number
NPG.2008.83
Exhibition Label
By March of 1968, Americans were seriously questioning the wisdom of further escalation in the Vietnam War. Seemingly, every week military casualties were reported to be in the hundreds, and protest marches had become common occurrences in cities and on college campuses. In a now historic address, on March 31, 1968, President Johnson shocked the nation with news that his administration would pursue a negotiated peace with the North Vietnamese and that he would not be a candidate for reelection.
This photograph shows the president and first lady sitting in the Oval Office while watching a taped replay of the speech.
Ya en marzo de 1968 los estadounidenses cuestiona- ban seriamente si era sensato intensificar la guerra de Vietnam. Al parecer, cada semana las bajas mili- tares reportadas llegaban al centenar y las marchas de protesta eran cosa común en las ciudades y los recintos universitarios. En un discurso ahora histórico, el 31 de marzo de 1968, el presidente Johnson conmocionó al país con la noticia de que su adminis- tración buscaría negociar la paz con Vietnam del Norte y que él no se postularía para la reelección.
En esta fotografía, el presidente y la primera dama están sentados en el despacho oval, mirando una videocinta del discurso.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view