and then, i know that one day when i walk through the finished lyndon b. johnsonibrary in texas, vivid memories of this room will come to mind. for almost three years, our various library committees have met here. many of the chancellors, regions, historians and architects and all manners of historians. here we have watched library grow from just the germ of an idea to a real, living repository of history. and so, a room that started out as a working environment by a succession of presidents still provides that very important function for 20th-century first ladies with a variety of projects. it is a working room, but like any room in the white house is having the entire family together for lunch is a joy, but also a rarity. varied withrs work. the girls are also but when everyone's activities coincide, we gather together in the dining room. >> he looks so much like his daddy. [laughter] >> [indiscernible] >> that's what i thought. [inaudible] very adorable. [baby coos] >> i think whatever parting be in our resident highchair. >> i found exactly how much the other

. >> vice president lyndon b. johnsonas quickly sworn into office as the focus turned to the accused assassin, lee harvey oswald. and oswald's murder on live television left more questions. >> a lone gunman is crazy and unsatisfying so people like to go after conspiracy theories because they seem so much more rational. >> now, 50 years later, the country gathered again to remember kennedy and when time seemed to stand still at daily plaza. >> exactly 12 did 30 in the afternoon central time, the moment president kennedy was shot. brandi hitt, abc news, dallas. >> a student protest at howard university has taken the world but storm. it stems from some sort of sit-in at one of the university's libraries. campus officials are staying tight-lipped about the protest but supporters say they're looking for change at the university. >> you heard it mentioned earlier, prince george's county is getting an economic boost in time for the holidays. the new mall is expected to bring heavy traffic throughout the weekend. they expect more

lyndon b. john n johnson. joy served as the president's right-hand man on domestic policy issues throughout most of his presidency. let's start at the beginning of the white house term for lyndon johnson. what approach did he take when he learned he was going to be president of the united states. >> he immediately felt and i talked to everybody that he intended to use these years to do all the things he had always wanted to do. and that he was going to change the world in effect for education, for health care, for the environment. he was totally focused on the dmes domestic changes in the country. you have to remember at that point in time the kun stri going through massive changes. >> how did he establish his legitimacy? >> when he was elected the greatest landslide of any president what he ran against barry goldwater. he brought in every leader, every business leader, every labor leader, every -- he knew the power structure of america as no president before him had ever known it. he also made it clear to the

. >> reporter: vice president lyndon b. johnson was quickly sworn into office, as the focus turned to the accused assassin, lee harvey oswald. and oswald's murder on live television, left behind even more questions. >> a lone gunman's just crazy. and that's so unsatisfying. people like to go after conspiracy theories because they seem so much more rational. >> reporter: 50 years later, the country gathers again to remember kennedy. and a moment that seemed to stand dill at dealey plaza. a moment of silence will happen at 12:30 central time. the moment president kennedy was shot. brandi hitt, abc news, dallas. >> stay with abc news for today's events. we'll carry the moment of commemoration at 1:25 p.m. eastern. >>> senate democrats are shaking a century-old tradition, virtually eliminating the filibuster. they're shaking it up, that is. that means the minority party will not be able to block nominees for judicious and agency posts, unless they have a majority vote. republicans are outraged. but democratic leaders say the move is ne

the mantle of the presidency now falls to lyndon b. johnson, a native texan, the -- who had been riding two cars behind the chief executive. the priest came out of the ward at approximately 1:37 p.m. the announcement brought audible sobs from citizens crowded around the emergency ward. a senator talking a few hours before collapsed in sobs. he said he was in the third car behind the president. it seemed to him that at least two of the shots came from the right rear. you cannot say anything about the third shot -- he could not say anything about the third shot. the president of the united states is dead. the new president is president lyndon johnson. the memories of all of us are flashing back to that warm, april spring day of 1945 moment lost franklin d. roosevelt. this is the second time around that we've been through one of these crises. the last shooting incident, not fatal, occurred in 1950. the white house was being renovated at that time. you may recall that two puerto rican nationalists tried to run their way into the house and assassin

. >> reporter: vice president lyndon b. johnsonssassin lee harvey oswald. and oswald's murder on live television left behind even more questions. >> a lone gunman is crazy, that is so unsatisfying. people like to go after conspiracy theories because they seem so much more rational. >> reporter: now 50 years later, the country gathers again to remember kennedy, a moment of time seemed to stand still at dealey plaza. as part of the ceremony a moment of silence will be held at exactly 12:30 central time. the moment president kennedy was shot. brandi hitt, abc news, dallas. >> right at that moment, abc news is going to have a special commemoration 1:25 eastern time anchored by george stephanopoulos. >> it has been fascinating reading everything all week long leading up to this day. some bright news on the 50th anniversary of the assassination. former congressman patrick kennedy left a new jersey hospital yesterday celebrating the birth of his daughter. there's a new kennedy here and they say it is bittersweet that nora cara kennedy was

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three hours and one minute after air force brought the 35th president of the united states, lyndon b. johnson takes the oath of office that officially makes him the 36th. >> i do solemnly swear. >> i do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> this office of president of the united states. >> this office of president of the united states. >> thank you very much, john king. joining me now is an eyewitness, a journalist that was there when shots rang out and when oswald was arrested and was shot dead. he joins me now exclusively. welcome. >> great to be with you. >> what an extraordinary place in modern american history you hold. does it weigh heavily on your shoulders, that you were a personal witness to these extraordinary things? >> i don't consider that because i've been doing this for 60 some years and covered a lot of big stories and this is just what i do. >> you were a science and aerospace reporter on the dallas morning news, you were 32 years old and you weren't covering the president's visit. you decided to go anyway to see a president

in 1963 on december 6th after kennedy's assassination, it was president lyndon b. johnsonho presented the award to the very first recipients, including marion anderson. today, president obama bestowed the medal of honor on 16 honorees, bill clinton among them. >> i am most grateful for his patience during the endless travels of my secretary of state. i'm grateful, bill, as well, for the advice and counsel you've offered me on and off the golf course. >> another honoree, mr. cub, ernie banks, the first black player to suit up for the cubs. >> ernie became known as much for his 512 home runs as for his cheer and his optimism and his eternal faith that some day the cubs would go all the way. >> president obama also honored oprah winfrey, saying that oprah's greatest strength has always been her ability to discover the best in ourselves. >> her bosses told her she should change her name to suzie. i have to pause here to say, i got the same advice. although, they didn't say i should be named suzie. >> so many heroes. my personal hero, "washington post" editor ben bradley receiv

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kennedy to lyndon b. johnson.presidency laid to rest but the end of innocence in america. the conspiracy theories and fear stoked by the warren commission, their trust of government wasn't just pierced but shattered. fast forward to 2013, the president has never since had an approval rating as high as jfk's and 9% of americans have confidence in congress. we can never reclaim our innocence but can reclaim our faith in government maybe. joining us now, susan page, the trust that your government is truly looking for, people want to know that the government is out for their best interest. do you think it is possible to get back to that place? >> people want to think the government is out for the best interest and also want to think that the government can actually do things in a confident way. that's been -- that's another aspect that has made it so hard for americans to have the kind of faith and trust in their government that they had before the kennedy assassination. certainly the landscape now looks so different

. >> live from the capitol in washington, d.c., nbc news brings you coverage of president lyndon b. johnson'so the congress of the united states. >> it was november 27th, 1963, 50 years ago tonight that lyndon johnson address aid joint session of congress for his first time as president. the nation was still in a state of trauma after the asa assassination of john f. kennedy. while transition of power had been smooth, millions of americans watching at home that night were wondering the same thing that nbc's chet huntley wondered allowed. >> now the question in the national mind of course who is lyndon johnson? >> well the answer to the question, changed dramatically in the five days between the death of j.f.k. and johnson's speech to congress that night. the lbj who awoke in 1963 was vastly different than the one frantically sworn in as president less than 12 hours later. eight weeks before the assassination, this was the defeated, slow moving, lyndon johnson, dressed informally in cakies, me khakis. the interviewer was ray miller. johnson replied to his question with the body language of a m

the new president of the united states, lyndon b. johnson is sworn in in dallas and remaining for the moment in dallas. the president's brother and senator, ted kennedy, the sister, the wife of sergeant shriver are on their way to massachusetts. the family is from boston. it's assumed they're going to be with the parents of the president. the last worder with had on mrs. kennedy is she was at the hospital when the president died. she probably is not at the hospital. her privacy is being respected as well it should be under these circumstances. millions johnson is no doubt with the new president johnson. >> some members of the family paid their respects on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. among them is gene kennedy smith, a sister. she was joined by her son, william kennedy smith, and other family members. >> today is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of president john f. kennedy. next, ceremony from boston at the j.f.k. presidential library museum. it starts with governor duval patrick reading a portion of the new frontier

he worked actively with the president lyndon b. johnson and the signing of the civil rights act of 1964. if he could see me here today, testifying in front of the u.s. senate, he would be beaming with pride and amazed at how far his daughter had come until he came to understand what brought me here. i appear before you because my son, jordan, was shot and killed last november while sitting in the backseat of a friend's car listening to loud music. the man who killed him opened fire on four unarmed teenagers, even as they try to move out of harm's way. that man was empowered by the "stand your ground" statute. i'm here to tell you there was no ground to stand. there was no threat. no one was trying to invade his home, his vehicle, nor threatened him or his family. there was a vociferous argument about music, during which the accused, michael dunn, did not feel that he was treated with respect. you are not going to talk to me like that, he shouted as he sprayed the car that jordan sat in with bullets. killing him instantly. when jordan's fri

automatically, of course, the presidency now falls to lyndon b. johnson, a native texan, who had been writing to cars behind the chief executive. wo cars behind a chief executive. a priest came out at a proximally 1 p.m. executive town -- to priest came out at approximately 1 p.m. executive time. the announcement by the priest came from the hospital. sobs as collapsed in they were told of the slaying of the president. rob yarborough said he was in the third car behind the president and said that at least two of the shots came from the right rear. he said he could not say anything about the third shot. that is the story. the president of the united states is dead. the new president is president lyndon johnson. of all of us are flashing back to that warm april spring day in 1940 time -- 1945 when we lost the wartime president, franklin roosevelt. for many of us, this is the second time around we have been through one of these crises. the last shooting accident, not fatal, occurred in 1950 when president harry s truman was in office and living in washington.

upon today assassination of president kennedy lyndon b. johnsoncbsnews.com will stream the cbs coverage from november 22nd 1963, as it aired in realtime. and that begins at 1:38 p.m. eastern and continues over the next four days. incredible. >> education for a lot of people. cbs news original coverage of that assassination has been put together in a dvd set. it's also available on demand. it includes walter cronkite's investigative reporting on the warren commission report. and you can learn more about this by going to cbsthismorning.com. >>> one historic moment gave way to another -- excuse me gave way to another half a century ago today. the first cbs interview ever with the beatles, the story that many americans did so you can start writing the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can >>> and i say gorks go go. 50 years ago today the beatles made their first appearance o

[applause] >> president lyndon b. johnson on november 27, 1963, 5 days --er jfk was assassinated john f. kennedy was assassinated. we will bring you that entire speech tonight at 8:00 eastern. the 60s -- the 60s were different. [laughter] there were a lot of things happening involving race, structure in society. i was suddenly out of the seminary and in new england. rules.ere no things were falling apart. structure, it is very difficult to navigate. i was extremely fortunate to be at holy cross. i was extremely fortunate to ive a residual him of the way was raised in the structure that had given me. i was also extremely fortunate because i had been in schools.ntly white so the transition to a school a veryry few black's in difficult set of circumstances academically and otherwise, i had a jumpstart. i was ahead of the game, so i had something. it allowed me to do well, even though it was very difficult. >> here from two supreme court justices. clarence -- terrence thomas elena kagan. also, deborah solomon on the of norman roc

he'll be starring at president lyndon b. johnsone way, a play which covers the tumultuous first years of lbj's presidency. it's set to open in march of next year. take a look for yourself. a side by side for you. what do you think? we decided it's a pretty good fit. the play ran earlier this year in massachusetts to rave reviews. >>> this thanksgiving day, a florida mom sentenced to 20 years in prison is at home with her family. marissa alexander is out on $150,000 bond as she awaits a new trial. her case drew more attention after george zimmerman was acquitted because unlike zimmerman, she was sent to prison after claiming she was standing her ground, defending herself when she fired at her allegedly abusive husband. this was back in 2010. a jury convicted her of aggravated assault, but an appeals court ruled the judge gave the jurors the wrong instructions. her new trial is set for march. >> i want you to listen to this one because this kansas college student is proving how good a guy he is after he made this awesome shot. >> you

then, i know that one day when i walk to the finished lyndon b. johnson library at the university of texas, this room will come to mind. for almost ten years, our various library committees have met here, chancellor and regents, architects, historians, and all matter of design people. here we'll watch the library grow. from just a germ of an idea to a living repository of history. and so, it started out as a working environment by a succession of presidents improvise the very important function for 21st century first ladies with a variety of projects. it is a hefry room, but like any room in the white house, it's having the entire family together for a joy and also relative. lyndon's hours vary with his work and the fwirls are just as unpredictable. once in a while, everyone is dining room. >> parting gift might be an in resident highchair. wouldn't that be cute, mama? highchair. your very own highchair forever. what kind would you like? >> yes, ma'am. >> i find out exactly how much -- the -- the other one was. two grandmother highchairs and one playpen t

time programming across the c- span networks, tonight at 8:00 eastern, we show you president lyndon b. johnson's nation following the assassination of president kennedy. on c-span3 clinton administration intelligence gathering and policymaking during the 1992 through 1995 azmi and more -- bosnian war. next, a discussion assessing the agreement reached last weekend concerning iran's nuclear program and current sanctions against the country. speakers include the former assistant deputy secretary for iran. it's an hour and 10 minutes. >> thank you for braving the weather and the pre-pre-holiday traffic to join us tonight or what i'm sure will be a fascinating discussion. before we begin, i would like to take a couple of minutes of your time to take -- to talk about some upcoming events and about the council year-end campaign which begins next week. on december 4, the town so hosts dr. henry kissinger for a luncheon at the fairmont hotel. dr. kissinger's topic will be the a ship hit it -- asia pivot strategy. also on december 4, the council's annual international holiday affair. we will be honoring

. >>> despite lyndon b. johnson'sot to seek re-election in 1968. public support for the vietnam war hit an all-time low in 1967 with only 27% of americans approving of his handling of the war. but according to his former chief of staff, james r. jones, the polls weren't the reason president johnson decided not to run again. rather it was his concern the politics of running a campaign could interfere with any opportunity to end the vietnam war. jones told "the new york times," quote, as an active candidate, he, president johnson reasoned, he might miss or postpone an opportunity to achieve peace. what if we're late in the campaign and i might have have to make a decision that might result in a peace settlement but will be politically risky? i want my hands free to do what's necessary to deal with this thing. the party was left grappling on a candidate when they met nor the democratic national convention in chicago in late august 1968. but the most enduring images from that week were not the convention itself but from t

and then i know that one day when i walked through the finished lyndon b. johnsonrary at the university of texas vivid memories of this room would come to mind. but almost three years our various library committees have met here, bringing in the chancellor and regence and here we watch the library grow from just a germ of an idea to a living suppository of history. and so a room that started out as a working environment for succession of presidents still provides that very important function, the 20th century first ladies with a variety of projects. it is a working room but like any room in the white house, it is also a collection of memories. having the entire family together for lunch is a joy but also a rarity. lyndon's hours and the girls are just as unpredictable but once in a while everyone's activities coincide and we gather in the family dining room. >> blond hair. >> looks like just any baby but mine. >> he's an angel. >> so much like his daddy. he's spilling on his chin. >> sir, do you know exactly what -- >> i thought he was with a bulldozer and cleats o

. >> 50 years ago, president lyndon b. johnson spoke publicly for the first time since being thrust into the presidency as the nation grieved the death of jfk. today, we'll talk live with two dallas reporters who witnessed the assassination. >>> this is wrong. it causes division among our ranks and it furthers prejudice. >> plus, defying orders. states are quietly rolling back marriage benefits for all national guard members just to avoid serving same-sex couples. is this happening where you live? >>> and chemo on the go. harvard undergrads develop an award-winning chemo patch that's cheaper, more convenient and it is today's big idea. >>> we want to start in geneva where foreign leaders are moving closer to a historic deal to curb iran's nuclear program. secretary of state john kerry arrived in switzerland earlier this morning. he is working with officials from five other world powers to broker a deal to scale back key parts of iran's nuclear program. joining me now is our reporter in geneva. the question is this, does it look li

lyndon johnson assumed leadership of the nation. >> this is a sad time for all people. we have suffered a loss that cannot b be believed. >> reporter: then another shot on live television, jack ruby shot and killed oswald as he was being moved from the jail. in washington the memorial services began. and americans mourned their slain command center chief. randall pinkston, al jazeera. >> as randall mentioned, john f. kennedy is not the only death who is being remembered today. lee harry oswald also shot officer ti tippet. tell us more about the late officer tippet. >> reporter: yes, tony, he was an 11-year veteran of the dallas police officer on patrol looking for a burglary suspect. he sees oswald walking down the street. doesn't know anything about him. as you heard, oswald shot him four times. he was later found a couple of blocks away at the texas theater. he was immediately taken into custody for tippet's murder, and it would be hours later when he would become the suspect for kennedy's murder. because of the rain, wind, and cold they decided to bring the vigil here. joining us will be officers not jus

so it is president lyndon baines johnson, 55 years old, the new president of the united states. now back to new york. >> here are the details of the swearing-in of lyndon b. johnson. the oath was administered in dallas at 1:38 central standard time. it was by a federal district judge, sarah t. hughes. president johnson took the oath aboard the presidential plane at love field in dallas as he prepared to fly to washington to take over the presidency. this is the oath that was administered to mr. johnson. i do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states and will do the best of my abilities to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. that is all we know about the swearing-in of lyndon johnson as the 36th president of the united states. mr. kennedy's predecessor, general eisenhower, has issue this had statement here in new york on the assassination of the president, "i share the sense of shock and dismay that all americans feel at the despicable act that resulted in the death of our nation's president. mrs. eisenhower and i also join with all other citizens in expressing our personal