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Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Customization, Testing Adjustable Hydraulic Seat, 1961589 viewsThe Hess & Eisenhardt Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, transformed a stock 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible into the presidential limousine. Among the unique modifications was a hydraulic lift installed on the rear seat. At the touch of a button, the president could raise the seat 10 1/2 inches to make himself and his passengers more visible to crowds watching the limousine pass.
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588 viewsST-C247-2-62. President John F. Kennedy at the Pentagon
Accession Number
ST-C247-2-62
Date(s) of Materials
29 May 1962
Description
President John F. Kennedy walks through a hallway inside the Pentagon; President Kennedy attended a briefing session with representatives from the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Also pictured: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (partially hidden); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn. Washington, D.C.
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Hoisting the 1956 Cadillac Presidential Automobile Aboard USS Taconic, March, 1957587 viewsWhen the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS Taconic takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Cadillac for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles a few years later.
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Crowd awaiting news outside Emergency Room entrance of Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Johnson limousine in foreground, following John F. Kennedy assassination, 11/22/1963586 views
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Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Customization, Chassis Testing on a Jig, 1961586 viewsThe 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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