Photograph by
Tretick, Aaron Stanley, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Date
November 1963
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4648 pixels × 3166 pixels
File size: 42.13 MB
Description
A color digital image of President Lyndon B. Johnson addressing the nation on the subject of race a few days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Lyndon B. Johnson is standing and talking. His proper right arm is raised and gesturing. The photograph was taken from below, looking up at Johnson with a cloudy blue sky behind him. An American flag waves in the foreground, slightly out of focus.
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Stanley Tretick Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
Gesture
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kitty Kelley and the Estate of Stanley Tretick
Object number
2016.157.83
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a3b70ac-0d9b-46d3-8343-2330b9dcd062

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