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American Experience; Nixon; LBJ arrives, Nixon inauguration, 1969
Part of The Vietnam Collection.
01/20/1969
Lyndon Johnson comes down onto platform for the inaugural. "Hail to the Chief" played by military band. Nixon enters inaugural platform, descends steps to applause. m/s of him shaking hands with Lyndon Johsnson, Spriro Agnew and Hubert Humphrey near podium.
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- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Nixon
- Program Number
302
- Title
LBJ arrives, Nixon inauguration, 1969
- Series Description
Premiered October 1988 As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 180 programs and garnered every major broadcast award. Series release date: 10/1988
- Program Description
In this three-hour presentation, Richard Nixon's life and political career are reassessed primarily by those who knew him best. The program chronicles his life from boyhood in Yorba Linda, California, through his days as a young Congressman to his presidency where he astounded the nation with his foreign policy initiatives and then left office in disgrace.
- Duration
00:02:59
- Asset Type
Stock footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- United States. Congress
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
- Washington (D.C.)
- Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996
- Presidents--Inauguration
- Locations
- Washington, DC
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- History
- Contributors
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 ()
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 ()
- Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996 ()
- Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 ()
- Publication Information
- ABC News VideoSource
- Rights Summary
Footage courtesy of ABC News Rights Holder: ABC News VideoSource (http://abcnews.go.com)
- Citation
- Chicago: “American Experience; Nixon; LBJ arrives, Nixon inauguration, 1969,” 01/20/1969, GBH Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2A89F989B2EA4FF18CD0CE897998F345.
- MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; LBJ arrives, Nixon inauguration, 1969.” 01/20/1969. GBH Archives. Web. April 24, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2A89F989B2EA4FF18CD0CE897998F345>.
- APA: American Experience; Nixon; LBJ arrives, Nixon inauguration, 1969. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2A89F989B2EA4FF18CD0CE897998F345