LBJ Arrives at Governor’s Mansion (1963)

Duration: 11:43

Year Published: 1963

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Shot for an Austin-based news affiliate, this raw footage captures the arrival of President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson in Austin on December 24, 1963. After flying into Bergstrom Air Force Base aboard Air Force One, the couple—joined by their youngest daughter, Luci Baines—drive to the Governor’s Mansion, where they are greeted by Governor John Connally and his wife, Nellie. The First Family was in Austin to prepare for the official state visit of West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, who arrived five days later.