Collection The Johnson White House 1963 - 1969
On November 22, 1963, about two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the...
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President John F. Kennedy laughs with officials at the presentation of a Thanksgiving turkey by the National Turkey Federation and the Poultry and Egg National Board in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 19, 1963. President Kennedy pardoned the turkey stating "Let's Keep him going."
From left to right: Vice President of the National Turkey Federation, Morris G. Smith; two unidentified persons; President Kennedy; President of the National Turkey Federation, Robert M. McPherrin; Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the National Turkey Federation, M. C. Small. Also present: President of the Poultry and Egg National Board, Chester B. Franz; Mrs. Franz; Mrs. McPherrin; Mrs. Small; Mrs. Mildred I. Smith.
On November 22, 1963, about two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the...
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