Date | November 22, 1963 |
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Location | Air Force One, Love Field, Dallas, Texas |
Participants | Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th president of the United States — Assuming office Sarah Tilghman Hughes Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas — Administering oath |
The first inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as the 36th president of the United States was held on Friday, November 22, 1963, aboard Air Force One at Dallas Love Field, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy earlier that day. The inauguration – the eighth non-scheduled, extraordinary inauguration to ever take place – marked the commencement of the first term (a partial term of 425 days) of Lyndon B. Johnson as president.