First Family Visiting with Combat Soldiers Wounded in Vietnam
12/1966
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This is a clip from the film "The President: December 1966," a narrative account of President Lyndon B. Johnson's activities for the month, created by the Naval Photographic Center. It shows President Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, and their daughter Lynda at Kelly Air Force Base visiting with combat soldiers wounded in Vietnam on their way to military hospitals in the San Antonio, Texas area. It also includes footage of anti-war demonstrators.
This primary source comes from the Collection LBJ-WHNPC: White House Naval Photographic Center Films.
National Archives Identifier: 24460163
Full Citation: Motion Picture MP880; December 1966: Footage of President Johnson, Lady Bird, and Daughter Lynda Visiting with Combat Soldiers Wounded in Vietnam and on Their Way to Military Hospitals in the San Antonio, Texas Area.; 12/1966; Materials Relating to "The President: December 1966" Project , 12/1/1966 - 12/31/1966; Collection LBJ-WHNPC: White House Naval Photographic Center Films; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, TX. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/first-family-visiting-soldiers, March 28, 2024]Activities that use this document
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