Digital image of President Lyndon B. Johnson addressing the nation

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A color digital image of President Lyndon B. Johnson addressing the nation on the subject of race a few days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Lyndon B. Johnson is standing and talking. His proper right arm is raised and gesturing. The photograph was taken from below, looking up at Johnson with a cloudy blue sky behind him. An American flag waves in the foreground, slightly out of focus.

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