C626-1-WH64
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Title
C626-1-WH64
Description
President Lyndon B. Johnson (at podium) addressing the nation.
Date
08/04/1964
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Credit
O. J. Rapp
Event
Live Radio and Television Report to the American People Following Renewed Aggression in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Photo Location
Fish Room, White House, Washington, DC
Secondary Description
Start Time (per Daily Diary): 11:34 P.M. Aka "Midnight Address" regarding 2nd Gulf of Tonkin incident. LBJ (wearing eyeglasses, looking serious) stands at podium speaking. Presidential seal on podium, U.S. flag next to it. Man in shirtsleeves (soft focus, seen from behind) looms large in foreground. Media/photographers at left side of frame. TV lights visible. Early American painting (woman's portrait) appears to have been removed from wall and set on floor (possibly to create a blank background for TV cameras). GE lightbulb box visible on floor.
Collection
Citation
“C626-1-WH64,” Omeka Experiment - Photos II, accessed November 24, 2024, http://photos.lbjf.org/items/show/57223.