1964LBJ
BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RACE.
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1960s RACE RIOT HARLEM, NEW YORK. CIVIL UNREST AS BLACKS CLASH WITH POLICE. STORES DESTROYED BY LOOTERS. PLATE GLASS STOREFRONT WINDOWS SMASHED OUT.
RIOTS KNOWN AS "GOLDWATER RALLIES". STREET VIOLENCE. |
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MLK
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BLACK LEADER ROY WILKINS MAKES SPEECH (SOF). PLEADS FOR "A BROAD CURTAILMENT IF NOT TOTAL MORITORIUM ON ALL MASS MARCHES, MASS PICKETING AND DEMONSTRATIONS UNTIL AFTER ELECTION DAY"
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LBJ IN OVAL OFFICE SWINGS HIS CHAIR AROUND TO DESK TO GIVE PRESS CONFERENCE. REPORTERS PULL OUT PENS &
WRITE ON STENO PADS. |
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LBJ, ROBERT MCNAMARA, DEAN RUSK, SARGENT SHRIVER, RFK AT GOVERNMENT LEADERS MEETING. CABINET MEMBERS
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RFK AT POLITICAL FUNCTION LUNCHEON
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EXTERIOR WHITE HOUSE WITH FOUNTAINS. ZOOM IN OVAL OFFICE WINDOWS
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LBJ ADDRESSES NATION FROM PRESIDENTIAL PODIUM (SOF)
ANNOUNCES DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL NOT BE MEMBER OF HIS CABINET |
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RFK MAKES SPEECH ABOUT LBJ DECISION (SOF) AT SHERATON PARK HOTEL.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. PAN FROM BOARDWALK TO SITE OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
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CU TONGS PICK UP HOT DOG, BOARDWALK SHOPS. TUSSAUD'S WAX MUSEUM. CU WAX FIGURE OF LBJ. OLD LADIES IN 1960s SUNGLASS & UGLY HATS SIT AND RELAX. GIRL IN BIKINI WALKS. PEOPLE SUNBATHE. CU MAN EATS POLITICAL BILLBOARDS.
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LITTLE BOY THROWS TEMPER TANTRUM
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CU ATLANTIC CITY ATTRACTIONS SIGNS: "ALL STAR FLOOR SHOW", "COCKTAIL DANCERS"
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PEOPLE GET THEIR PHOTGRAPHS TAKEN WITH LIFE-SIZE LBJ.
WOMEN PRETEND TO BE TALKING TO LBJ. |
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PEOPLE PACK BOARDWALK AT ATLANTIC CITY DURING 1964 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. RFK & ETHEL KENNEDY.
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CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATORS STAGE PEACEFUL SIT-IN AT 1964 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. PICKETERS CLAIM THAT WHITE MISSISSIPPI DELAGTES WERE ELECTED ILLEGALLY. DEMAND BLACK DELEGATES OF THE FREEEDOM PARTY BE SEATED INSTEAD. CU EMPTY MISSISSIPPI DELEGATES SEATS
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LBJ TAKING HIS BEAGLE DOGS FOR WALK AT WHITE HOUSE.
SURROUNDED BY HORDE OF REPORTERS. PRESIDENTS & PETS |
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ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK, 1964.
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SENATOR HUBERT HUMPHREY & CONNECTICUT SENATOR THOMAS DODD ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON TO MEET WITH LBJ
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POV TOURING WASHINGTON MONUMENTS FROM CAR. WASHINGTON MEMORIAL, LINCOLN MEMORIAL
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LIMO PARKED AT WHITE HOUSE. LBJ COMES OUT & GREETS HUBERT HUMPHREY & THOMAS DODD. POSE FOR PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS BEFORE GOING INTO THE WHITE HOUSE
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HUMPHREY LEFT BEHIND ON WHITE HOUSE LAWN WITH PRESS UNTIL PRESIDENTIAL AIDE JACK VALENTE "RESCUES HIM" &
THEY GO INSIDE |
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INTERIOR WHITE HOUSE: SECRET SERVICE AND POLITICIANS AWAIT THE OUTCOME
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EXTERIOR SHOTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE
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LBJ & HUMPRHEY HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING
HUMPHREY AS 1964 DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENT RUNNING MATE |
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HELICOPTOR CARRYING HUMPHREY & LBJ LEAVES WASHINGTON FOR ATLANTIC CITY, NIGHTTIME.
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PRESIDENT LBJ & HUBERT HUMPHREY WATCH TV ONBOARD AIR FORCE ONE. LBJ WATCHES HIS NOMINATION ON TV. CUTS TO 1964 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AS THE ACTION TAKES PLACE.
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LBJ AT PODIUM BANGS GAVEL & GESTURES WITH HIS WATCH THAT TIME IS LATE, SESSION MUST CLOSE
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OCEAN WAVES BREAKING AT THE SHORE OF ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, 1964. PEOPLE ON BOARDWALK
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RFK AT 1964 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AT PODIUM DELEGATES CHEER & APPLAUD FOR 22 MINUTES BEFORE RFK CAN MAKE SPEECH RECALLING JFK'S MEMORY TO THEIR PARTY. QUOTES SHAKESPERE: "WHEN HE SHALL DIE, TAKE HIM AND CUT HIM OUT INTO THE STARS AND HE SHALL MAKE THE FACE OF HEAVEN DEVINE SO ALL THE WORLD WILL BE IN LOVE WITH NIGHT & PAY NO WORSHIP TO THE GARRISH SUN", FROM ROMEO AND JULIET.
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CONVENTION HALL BECOMES SOMBER AS THEY REMEMBER LIFE OF JFK. WATCH FILM OF JFK AND FAMILY. WOMEN WIPE AWAY TEARS AS THEY WATCH JFK AND HIS CHILDREN, CAROLINE &
JOHN JOHN, AT HYANNISPORT |
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FIREWORKS DISPLAY ENDING CONVENTIO. LBJ PORTRAIT IN FIREWORKS. LBJ'S 56TH BIRTHDAY
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STILLS OF LBJ AT VARIOUS STAGES OF HIS LIFE.
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HILL COUNTRY, TEXAS. GOATS
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FDR GIVES SPEECH FROM CAR DURING NEW DEAL ERA
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STILLS & FOOTAGE OF LBJ EARLY IN HIS POLICITAL
CAREER |
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LBJ PROJECTS: IRRIGATION PROJECT, DAM, ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE. PEDERNALES ELECTRIC CO-OP. |
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1948, LBJ AND FAMILY EATING DINNER.
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COWBOY HAT THROWN ON MAP OF TEXAS. LBJ RUNS FOR TEXAS SENATE.
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE CONTESTED FINISH TO RACE WHERE LBJ WON BY 87 VOTES. "LAND-SLIDE LYNDON"
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LBJ AS SENATE LEADER
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STILLS OF LBJ AS VICE PRESIDENT
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FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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LBJ CUTS BIRTHDAY CAKE IN THE SHAPE OF AMERICA.
CARVES SLICE OF TEXAS FIRST. LBJ EATING BIRTHDAY CAKE |
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GOLDWATER ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, 1964. RALLY WITH MUSICIANS AND PRETTY GIRLS.
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GOLDWATER MAKES SPEECH: "THE DEMOCRATS SAY THAT LYNDON HAS SO MUCH POWER THEY DON'T KNOW WEATHER TO VOTE FOR HIM OR JUST PLUG HIM IN". CAMPAIGN SPEECHES
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1960s AUDIENCE APPLAUDS
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DURING SPEECH GOLDWATER SAYS "I HAD SOMEBODY ASK ME THE OTHER DAY WHAT THE B IN LYNDON'S NAME STOOD FOR BOBBY, BAKER OR BILLY". CROWD CHEERS
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CU MONTAGE GOLDWATER SUPPORTERS
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GOLDWATER SPPECH: "HE'S AWAY FROM HIS DESK SO MUCH
NOW DEDICATING DAMS THAT IF KHRUSHCHEV EVER WERE TO CALL HIM ON THE HOTLINE ALL HE WOULD GET WOULD BE A BEAGLE". POLITICAL MUD SLINGING. |
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GOLDWATER ON WHISTLE STOP CAMPAIGN ON CABOOSE OF TRAIN
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GOLDWATER IN MEETING WITH CAMPAIGN ADVISORS.
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CU TYPING: "WHAT KIND OF A JOB WOULD YOU SAY THAT PRESIDENT JOHNSON IS DOING?". OPINION POLL, VOTER QUESTIONAIRE. OLIVER QUALE TYPES WITH TWO FINGERS.
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1960s IBM MACHINE SPITS OUT PAPERS. CODED ANSWERS.
1960s TECHNOLOGY. EARLY COMPUTER. |
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CU PUBLIC POLL RESULTS. JOHNSON INSPIRES CONFIDENCE IN THE AMERICANS 68%, GOLDWATER 32 %.
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MEDIA SPECIALISTS MEETING FOR THE DEMOCRATS
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MEDIA SPECIALISTS CREATE POLITICAL TELEVISION AD
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CONTROVERSIAL TV POLITICAL AD SHOWN ONLY ONCE:
LITTLE GIRL EATING ICE CREAM CONE AS FEMALE VO TALKS ABOUT ATOMIC BOMBS & THEIR RADIATION. ANTI-GOLDWATER AD. |
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GOLDWATER STRIKES BACK USING INTERVIEW WITH IKE TO CLEAR HIMSELF AS A "BOMB DROPPER" AND "WAR MONGER".
IKE SAYS: "WELL BARRY IN MY MIND, THIS IS ACUTAL TOMMIE ROT" |
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GOLDWATER TRAVELS BY TRAIN IN NICE COMFORTABLE CAR.
READS OVER PAPERS & PLANS COUNTER-ATTACK. |
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GOLDWATER GIVES SPEECH RETALIATING AGAINST DEMOCRAT'S ATTACK ON HIM AS "TRIGGER HAPPY". AROUSE FEAR OF GOVERNMENT ITSELF. POLITICAL SPEECHES. "LET THE GOVERNMENT MIND ITS OWN BUSINESS", "FREEDOM NEEDS A CHANCE"
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LBJ GIVES SPEECH: "GOVERNMENT IS NOT AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, GOVERNMENT IS THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES"
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AIR FORCE PLANES. HELICOPTOR, JET PLANE.
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LBJ ON PLANE WITH ADVISORS. LBJ TUGS ON MAN'S JACKET SLEEVE & BANGS HIS FIST ON HIS KNEE. REPORTERS TYPING DRAFTS OF SPEECH ON BOARD PLANE. BILL MOYERS.
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LBJ GIVING SPEECH: "WE TALK ISSUES, WE DON'T TALK PERSONALITY & LET THEM TALK ABOUT ANYTHING THEY WANT TO BEACUSE IF THEY GET HAPPY AND GET A THRILL ABOUT HOLLERIN' SOCIALISM LET THEM BE HAPPY". CROWD OF SUPPORTERS CHEER. REPORTERS HOLD UP PHONE RECEIVERS SO SPEECH IS HEARD ON OTHER END
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LBJ ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL: CLASSIC POLITICIAN HOLDING BABY, LBJ SPEECHES HEARD, LITTLE GIRL KISSES LBJ ON THE CHEEK, HUGE BANNER "WELCOME PARDNER AND GOD BLESS". SOUND BYTE "I'M NOT FILLED WITH FEAR, I'M FILLED WITH FAITH". LBJ THROWS HIS COWBOY HAT OUT INTO CROWD OF SUPPORTERS, LBJ GREETS BATON TWIRLERS, MOUNTS HORSE & GALLOPS AROUND SUPPORTERS. LOTS OF HANDSHAKESS, "PRESSING THE FLESH"
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LBJ ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
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CU HANDS TYPING. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, UPI.
AIDE WALTER W. JENKINS IS ARRESTED ON MORALS CHARGE. |
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LBJ'S WHITE-HAIRED, PIPE SMOKING, PRESS SECRETARY GEORGE REEDY
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE WITH PHOTO: "JOHNSON AIDE RESIGNS FOLLOWING MORALS ARREST", "YANKEES BEAT CARDINALS ON 3 HOME RUNS", "HURRICANE, TORNADOES SLAM FLORIDA"
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NEWSPAPERS ROLL OFF PRINTING PRESS. NEWSPAPER HEADLINE: "KHRUSHCHEV KICKED OUT"
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE: "COMMUNIST CHINA SETS OFF NUCLEAR EXPLOSION"
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LBJ READING NEWSPAPER REVIEW JOUNRAL. HEADLINE:
"MAJOR LBJ SPEECH HERE". ON BOARD AIRPLANE WITH ADVISORS. |
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LBJ ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
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LBJ GIVING SPEECH: "THE ONLY REAL ISSUE ON THIS
CAMPAIGN THE ONLY THING YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT AT ALL IS WHO CAN BEST KEEP THE PEACE. YOU CAN'T HAVE GOVERNMENT BY ULTIMATUM. WE DON'T GET VERY FAR BY RATTLING OUR ROCKETS." |
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ANTI-GOLDWATER PLACARD: "BARRY LOVES BOMBS"
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ANTI-JOHNSON PLACARD: "WE WANT A LADY NOT A BIRD"
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ANTI-JOHNSON PLACARD: "IN YOUR GUTS YOU KNOW HE'S
NUTS" |
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POLITICAL BUMPER STICKERS: "LIGHT BULB JOHNSON, TURN HIM OUT IN NOVEMBER", "GOLDWATER FOR HALLOWEEN", "WOULD YOU BUY A USED CAR FROM THIS MAN?" (LBJ).
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GOLDWATER SPEECH: "YOU WANT A PRESIDENT WHO WILL TWIST ARMS, MANULIPATE POWER AND TAKE MORE & MORE CONTROL OVER YOUR LIVES?". SUPPORTERS SHOUT NO. "DO YOU WANT A PRESIDENT WHO WON'T BOTHER TO FIND OUT IF HIS CLOSEST ADVISORS ARE SECURITY RISKS?". SUPPORTERS RISE TO THEIR FEET & SHOUT NO AT POLITICAL RALLY.
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GOLDWATER ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN OCTOBER, 1964. FEW SUPPORTERS ON THE STREETS. POPULARITY WANING
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GOLDWATER ARRIVES IN PHOENIX ON ELECTION EVE.
GOLDWATER TALKS TO SUPPORTERS THERE TO GREET HIM. |
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CU MONTAGE AMERICAN FLAGS AT ELECTION POLLING PLACES
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1964. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY GOLDWATER STANDS IN LINE TO CAST HIS VOTE.
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GOLDWATER VOTES ON ELECTION DAY. CU HIS FEET IN VOTING BOOTH
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MAN WEARING WESTERN HAT USES POLE AS SUPPORT TO WRITE ON
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LBJ VOTES ON ELECTION DAY
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LBJ & LADY BIRD WITH REPORTERS AT HIS BOYHOOD HOME.
SIT ON PORCH SWING |
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PAN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
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POV DRIVING IN NEW ENGLAND PAST CHURCH. SNOW ON GROUND. MAP OF AMERICA IMPOSED OVER
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CITIZENS ON LINE TO VOTE.
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NEW YORK CITY.
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BLACK WOMAN SIGNS IN TO VOTE. MAN HANDS WIFE BABY TO ENTER VOTING BOOTH
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MAP OF AMERICA SHOWING ELECTION RESULTS.
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VOTERS IN THE SOUTH VOTE REPUBLICAN.
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HARREL'S STORE. OLD MEN PLAY CARDS.
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FARMERS WAIT ON LINE TO VOTE. PASS TIME WATCHING COWS.
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MONTAGE CITIZENS ENTERING VOTING BOOTHS.
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HS HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN THE WEST. MAP OF AMERICA IMPOSED OVER SHOWS ELECTION RESULTS
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ARIZONA LANDSCAPE, CACTUS. MAILBOX. HOME IN BKGD
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VOTERS IN ARIZONA VOTING
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ELECTION WORKERS UNLOCK BALLOT BOXES, COUNTING UP BALLOTS
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PEOPLE WATCHING ELECTION RESULTS ON TV. APPLIANCE STORE WITH ALL THE TV SETS ON WITH ELECTION RESULTS COMING IN
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MUSICIAN WEARING BOW TIE PLAYS CHEESY ORGAN MUSIC AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS ON ELECTION NIGHT. WOMAN PLAYS WITH HER NECK AS RESULTS COME IN. HUGE UPSET.
CU REPUBLICANS WITH LOOKS OF DEFEAT. CU MEN SMOKING CIGARETTES |
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LBJ ARRIVES AT HOTEL. WITH CLOSE FRIENDS & ADVISORS WATCHES TV AS TALLEYS MOUNT.
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DESERT AT NIGHT, LIGHTS IN BKGD. CU CACTUS. ZOOM IN GOLDWATER HOME.
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GOLDWATER AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS MEETS WITH PRESS. ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT DEFEAT. WEATHER OR NOT THE CONSERVATIVE CAUSE HAS BEEN HURT. "25 MILLION VOTES IS A LOT OF VOTES, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DEDICATED TO THE CONCEP OF CONSERVATISM"
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LBJ SPEAKS TO CONGRESS. CONGRESS GIVES HIM STANDING OVATION AS HE ENTERS & GOES TO THE PODUIM.
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LBJ GIVES SPEECH: "A PRESIDENT'S HARDEST TASK IS NOT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, BUT TO KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT"
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HIGH PAN WASHINTGON DC TO WHITE HOUSE
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JANUARY 20, 1965 INAUGURATION DAY: PARADE, "GREAT TRADITION" FLOAT WITH NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS WEARING CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS AND COSTUME. MILITARY UNITS
PARADE. LBJ WITH HIS BEAGLES & WIFE WITH HUBERT HUMPHREY AND HIS WIFE WATCH PARADE FROM VIEWING STAND. |
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GOVERNOR SCRANTON & WIFE IN CONVERTIBLE IN INAUGURAL PARADE.
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CU RICHARD NIXON
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ZOOM OUT WHITE HOUSE
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