Lyndon B. Johnson makes his first address as president to a joint session of Congress days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, 1963

Lyndon B. Johnson makes his first address as president to a joint session of Congress days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Nov. 27, 1963: Lyndon B. Johnson makes his first address as president to a joint session of Congress days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Speaker of the House John McCormack and President pro tempore of the Senate Carl Hayden are seated behind him.
Location
House Chamber, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Credit
LBJ Library photo by Cecil Stoughton
Rights
Public domain
Serial number
9A-3-WH63
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