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Magnificent oversized semi-glossy 23.5 x 19.5 photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office aboard Air Force One following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. The most notable figures in the image are Judge Sarah T. Hughes, administering the oath in the lower left; the new first lady, Lady Bird Johnson; the new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, with his right hand raised during the swearing-in ceremony; and the mourning former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy. Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 31 x 27. In fine condition.
Originates from the collection of noted JFK collector Robert L. White, and accompanied by a color glossy 8 x 6 photo of White and Cecil Stoughton posing with the framed photograph, signed and inscribed in black felt tip by the former White House photographer, "To Robert—you and I with my most famous picture aboard AF-1 on 11/22/63, Cecil W. Stoughton."
Cecil W. Stoughton (1920–2008) served as the first Chief Official White House Photographer, assigned to cover the Kennedy administration. Stoughton's behind-the-scenes pictures of John and Jacqueline and their children in their public and private lives were pivotal in shaping the public's view of the first family. He took more than 8,000 pictures of the Kennedy family, spanning the 34-month period beginning with Kennedy's inauguration and ending with his assassination. His most iconic photograph, however, is indeed that of Lyndon B. Johnson's swearing-in on Air Force One as the stunned, blood-spattered Jackie Kennedy stands beside him.
