President Lyndon B. Johnson in January 1969. MP 904. Public domain.

This film is from the LBJ Library moving picture collection created by the White House Naval Photographic Unit, aka the Navy Films. The films consist of monthly reports on the activities of President and Mrs. Johnson from 19631969.

Below is an edited scene list for this film, from the LBJ Library audiovisual archives. We included useful shot descriptions where possible, although most have been cut for length. For more information please contact [email protected].

Construction for Nixon inauguration; Nixon/Agnew campaign memorabilia
Wide shot construction, pan left to White House North ext.

LBJ speaks at National Press Club, 1/17/1969

The Oval Office, with shots of memorabilia of LBJ years

LBJ and reporter John Scali as bust of LBJ is being sculpted by Robert Berks; LBJ reflects on Presidency, White House West Sitting Room, 1/7/1969

LBJ with economic advisors, discussion of Federal Budget, White House Cabinet Room, 1/10/1969
LBJ meeting with Arthur Okun and Charles Zwick
LBJ in Oval Office with Charles Zwick
LBJ meets with advisors on Budget, 10% surtax, White House Cabinet Room, 1/4/1969?
Closeup Barefoot Sanders
Closeup Sec. C.R. Smith

Lady Bird Johnson supervises packing of family belongings, White House Sitting Room; official portraits of LBJ, Lady Bird Johnson stay in White House

LBJ's files from his national public service being packed for shipment to LBJ Library, Executive Office Building

LBJ, Cabinet members, Special Assistants; reflection on Vietnam War, peace efforts, White House Cabinet Room, 1/4/1969
Sec. Dean Rusk, LBJ sitting at Cabinet table
Medium shot Sec. Clark Clifford at table
Medium shot Walt Rostow
Closeup Tom Johnson

LBJ awards to Gen. Earle Wheeler the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal, White House East Room, 1/10/1969
Wide shot Wheeler, LBJ at podium, Sec. Clark Clifford at podium

LBJ holds Democratic leadership breakfast, White House Family Dining Room; recap of LBJ achievements, 1/6/1969
Closeup Sen. Mansfield, Sen. Edward Kennedy
Closeup Sen. Byrd, Cong. Boggs, Speaker McCormack
Medium shot Califano, Sen. Byrd, Cong. Boggs, and Speaker McCormack

Lady Bird Johnson speaks at ceremony commemorating the issue of four new Conservationrelated postage stamps, 1/16/1969

House of Representatives leadership holds reception for LBJ, Longworth Office Building, 1/6/1969
Medium shot LBJ, Speaker John McCormack, pan left Albert, Ford
Medium shot Sen. Edward Kennedy, Sen. Mike Mansfield
Medium shot Cong. Boggs, Lady Bird Johnson, Sen. Mansfield

LBJ speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, 1/8/1969
Hirshhorn at podium speaking; LBJ, Lynda Johnson Robb in background, zoom in slightly

Ceremony for Apollo 8 astronauts, White House East Room, 1/9/1969
NASA footage of Apollo 8 mission
LBJ speech; presentation of NASA Distinguished Service Medals to the Astronauts

Astronaut Frank Borman speaks; Astronauts William Anders and James Lovell present LBJ with copy space treaty carried aboard the flight, and a photo of Earth taken from lunar orbit

LBJ desk cleaned, moved out; Roosevelt desk brought back into White House Oval Office

Party in honor of LBJ given by friends, Plaza Hotel, New York City, 1/13/1969

LBJ holds last Congressional leadership meeting, White House Cabinet Room, 1/14/1969
Closeup Cong. Carl Albert, Sen. Russell
Closeup Sen. Dirksen
Closeup Speaker McCormack
Medium shot Ford, Mansfield, and LBJ at Cabinet table

LBJ's last State of the Union Address, House Chamber, U.S. Capitol, 1/14/1969

LBJ, Lady Bird Johnson attend Diplomatic Corps tribute to Sec. and Mrs. Dean Rusk, Pan American Union Building, 1/15/1969

LBJ speaks about new Vietnam peace talks at Economic Report signing, White House Cabinet Room, 1/16/1969

LBJ attends ceremony in which the Medal of Honor is presented to a member of each of the Armed Services, White House East Room, 1/16/1969
Medium shot, title up: "Col. Joseph Jackson USAF"
Medium shot, title up: "Major Stephen Pless USMC"
Medium shot title up: "Lt. Clyde Lassen USN"
Medium shot Title up: "Sgt. Drew Dix USA"

Final Days of LBJ's Presidency
White House offices being cleaned, prepared for the new President
LBJ's last Cabinet meeting, White House Cabinet Room, 1/17/1969

Luci Johnson Nugent, Lyn Nugent in bedroom; Luci Johnson Nugent, Lady Bird Johnson, friends having tea; Lynda Johnson Robb walking Lucinda Robb in stroller

US Marine Band plays on White House South Lawn for the First Family as they watch from the White House Truman Balcony, 1/19/1969

Inauguration of Richard Nixon as President, 1/20/1969

LBJ, family say goodbye to crowd at Andrews AFB as they prepare to depart for Texas, 1/20/1969