Year

1963

Video Details

4:28; B&W; sound; AA317

Description

Senator George Smathers comments on the nation's great loss due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He recounts his close personal friendship with the president, calling him a great leader and a warm and tender person. He then praises President Lyndon B. Johnson and recalls his years of close interaction with him in the Senate. He details the personal characteristics that will make President Johnson an ideal president. Produced by the Senate Recording Studios.

Contributors

Senate Recording Studios

Geographic Subject

Washington (D.C.)

Personal Subject

Johnson, Lyndon, 1908-1973
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Smathers, George, 1913-2007

Subject

Assassination
Assassinations -- Texas -- Dallas -- 1960-1970
Politicians
Politics
Presidents -- United States