Object Details
- Artist
- Pierre De Bausset
- Sitter
- Lyndon Baines Johnson, 27 Aug 1908 - 22 Jan 1973
- Lady Bird Johnson, 22 Dec 1912 - 11 Jul 2007
- Exhibition Label
- By March of 1968, Americans were seriously questioning the wisdom of further escalation in the Vietnam War. Seemingly, every week military casualties were reported to be in the hundreds, and protest marches had become common occurrences in cities and on college campuses. In a now historic address, on March 31, 1968, President Johnson shocked the nation with news that his administration would pursue a negotiated peace with the North Vietnamese and that he would not be a candidate for reelection.
- This photograph shows the president and first lady sitting in the Oval Office while watching a taped replay of the speech.
- Ya en marzo de 1968 los estadounidenses cuestiona- ban seriamente si era sensato intensificar la guerra de Vietnam. Al parecer, cada semana las bajas mili- tares reportadas llegaban al centenar y las marchas de protesta eran cosa común en las ciudades y los recintos universitarios. En un discurso ahora histórico, el 31 de marzo de 1968, el presidente Johnson conmocionó al país con la noticia de que su adminis- tración buscaría negociar la paz con Vietnam del Norte y que él no se postularía para la reelección.
- En esta fotografía, el presidente y la primera dama están sentados en el despacho oval, mirando una videocinta del discurso.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1968
- Object number
- NPG.2008.83
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Pierre De Bausset
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 22.7 x 33.5 cm (8 15/16 x 13 3/16")
- Sheet: 28 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16")
- Place
- United States\District of Columbia\Washington
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior
- Printed Material\Book
- Artwork\Painting
- Artwork\Portrait
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookshelf
- Home Furnishings\Television
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Male
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Social Welfare and Reform\Philanthropist
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Texas
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Texas
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Lady Bird Johnson: Female
- Lady Bird Johnson: Business and Finance\Businessperson
- Lady Bird Johnson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee
- Lady Bird Johnson: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Environmentalist
- Lady Bird Johnson: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
- Lady Bird Johnson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Media industry executive\Radio executive
- Lady Bird Johnson: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Lady Bird Johnson: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2008.83
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a1cb853b-737c-47c2-9ff7-bec1af76f164
