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Lyndon B. Johnson
taking the
U.S. Presidential Oath of Office
on
Air Force One
following the
assassination of John F. Kennedy
in
Dallas, Texas
on November 22, 1963. He was sworn in by Judge
Sarah T. Hughes
, making him the first President sworn in by a woman. Johnson was not sworn using a
Bible
; none could be found aboard the plane. A
Roman Catholic
Missal
was discovered in Kennedy's desk, and this book was used during the swearing-in ceremony.
Photo credit: Cecil Stoughton, White House Press Office
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