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Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Trunk Customization, 1961902 viewshe Hess & Eisenhardt Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, transformed a stock 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible into the presidential limousine. The firm stretched the car by 3 1/2 feet, added steps for Secret Service agents, and installed a siren, flashing lights, and other special accessories. The customization took approximately six months and the car arrived at the White House in June 1961.
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Photographer: Jim Walker Credit 6th floor museum899 viewsBlack and white photograph of the president's limousine on Main Street in Dallas. The image shows both of the Kennedys in profile, both with their eyes closed. The windshield of a Dallas police motorcycle is in the foreground on the viewer's right.
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Andre Leche film898 views
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President Kennedy with Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt in the 1961 Presidential Lincoln Limousine, Washington, D.C., 1963895 viewsSubject Date: February 1963
Summary: Foreign policy was an outstanding aspect of John F. Kennedy's Cold War administration. Amid global political and military tensions, the president hosted several Latin American dignitaries. This photograph shows Kennedy with Romulo Betancourt, then president of Venezuela. The two friends and statesmen met in February 1963 to discuss their nations' relationship and mutual concerns.
Creator: Stoughton, Cecil, 1920-2008
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Left Front Interior Detail of a 1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousine892 viewsUnited States Secret Service agent Morgan L. Gies was responsible for White House vehicles from 1941 to 1967, serving five presidents. This photograph from his personal collection shows a 1956 Cadillac. Ohio company O'Gara-Hess and Eisenhardt custom-built two of these convertibles -- Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II -- for presidential motorcade duty. They served Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson.
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President Kennedy and Emperor Haile Selassie in the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, Washington, D.C., 1963880 viewsForeign policy was an outstanding aspect of John F. Kennedy's Cold War administration. Amid global political and military tensions, the president hosted many foreign leaders. This photograph, taken just six weeks before Kennedy was assassinated, shows a parade for Ethiopian emperor Hail Selassie I. The two statesmen met in October 1963 to discuss their nations' relationship and mutual concerns.
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Loading 1964 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine into Cargo Hold of C-130 Hercules Transport Plane, 1964879 viewsAround 1960, the United States Secret Service began using one of Lockheed's versatile C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles. This was faster and more direct than shipping state cars ahead of the President via rail car or boat -- though loading lengthy automobiles into the plane's cargo compartment was a persistent challenge.
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Contact Sheet878 viewsDarryl Heikes, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection
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Photographer: Jim Walker Credit: 6th floor museum870 viewsBlack and white photograph of the pilot car for the Kennedy motorcade in Dallas.
This vehicle was the pilot car for the motorcade. It was a white Ford sedan driven by Dallas Police Deputy Chief George L. Lumpkin. Other occupants included Dallas homicide detectives Billy L. Senkel and F.M. Turner and Army Lt. Col. George Whitmeyer, commander of the local Army reserve unit.
The pilot car drove ahead of the motorcade, behind a group of motorcycle officers. Sheriff Bill Decker rode in the next car, driven by Chief Jesse Curry. Including the leading group of motorcycles, the president's limousine was actually number 6 in the motorcade.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson in Presidential Limousine, 1964867 viewsPresident Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson sit in the 1964 presidential limousine. This is the same 1961 Lincoln Continental that President John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated in November 1963, but with major modifications. Kennedy's convertible received a permanent roof, bullet-proof glass, and armor-plating. It remained part of the White House fleet until early 1977.
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Photographer: Jim Walker Credit 6th floor muaeum864 viewsBlack and white photograph of the Kennedy motorcade at Main and Market streets in downtown Dallas. Image shows the Secret Service follow car immediately behind the president's limousine. Agents stand on the running boards, in addition to those seated in the car. Dallas police motorcycle officers Billy Joe Martin (front left) and Bobby Hargis accompany the motorcade while a traffic policeman on a three-wheel motorcycle (left foreground) monitors the crowd on the street.
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Photographer: Jim Walker Credit 6th floor museum859 viewsBlack and white photograph of Vice President Lyndon Johnson's car in the Dallas motorcade. The white car, several car lengths behind the president's limousine, is driven by Hurchel Jacks of the Texas Highway Patrol; Secret Service agent Rufus Youngblood sits in the front passenger seat. In the backseat Senator Ralph Yarborough waves to the crowd along with Vice President and Mrs. Johnson, who are turned away from the photographer.
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