President Johnson makes first public statement 50 years ago this hour (1963)


Video: 'Johnson Speech Andrews Air Force base Nov. 22 1963'

(Friday, November 22, 1963, 6:10 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson made his first statement to the nation as President of the United States from Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, some twelve minutes after arriving with the body of slain President John F. Kennedy.


Video: 'November 22, 1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks Upon Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base' (Johnson speaks at 1:39)