“THE PRESIDENT AT WORK“ 1966 PORTRAIT OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE VIETNAM WAR XD37194

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website “The President at Work” (1966) is a black-and-white biographical film depicting seven days in the life of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Produced by David Wolper and Encyclopedia Britannica Films, this film is composed of first hand footage and still images that give insight into LBJ’s time as President and his decision making process regarding the Vietnam War. LBJ walks with advisors, press along outer courtyard of White House before taking seat at mahogany Johnson desk in Oval Office (0:09). Opening credits continue to play over montage of LBJ giving different addresses, speeches (0:30). Exterior of White House, montage scenes of interior rooms as narrator recounts Thomas Jefferson quote (0:54). Simply decorated Oval Office of LBJ (1:20). 1960s automobiles driven by president’s staffers arrive for work (1:35). Photo of LBJ in bathroom receiving haircut before start to day (1:50). Female secretaries look through paperwork, answer phones in West Wing (2:03). Jack Valenti, Bill Moyers, Juanita Roberts prepare West Wing for president’s arrival (2:13). LBJ walks along West Wing with advisor (2:50). LBJ addresses the press on Great Society (3:53). Depression-era archival footage, families affected by Dust Bowl pack up belongings in horse-drawn carts (4:13). LBJ with Sam Rayburn (4:33). Still image of John F. Kennedy in Oval Office (4:59). Footage of parched land from 1950s Texas Drought (5:12). Camera zooms in an out still image LBJ meeting with aides, congressional leaders, Hubert Humphrey, Walter Jenkins (5:35). Visitors pass the time in Oval Office waiting room (6:20). Speaker of the House John William McCormack leads group of congressman, aides to press conference area (6:40). Interior outer lobby of West Wing, hustle and bustle of chatting journalists waiting for next big story (7:19). Bill Moyers addresses journalists at briefing for White House Press (8:00). LBJ meets with aides, journalists on upper patio of White House; view of Washington Monument (8:40). Camera follows Jack Valenti as he leaves president in Oval Office, walks halls of West Wing (9:07). Montage of LBJ engaging in ceremonial visits with heads of state, children in Oval Office; photographers crowd around (9:37). LBJ makes speech at swearing in ceremony of new official (10:42). LBJ hands out legislative signing pens as mementos to crowd on White House lawn (11:40). Vice President High Humphrey quote on relationship between LBJ and members of 89th Congress (12:47). Senator Thruston Ballard Morton quote critiquing president (12:59). LBJ speaks at black-tie gala (13:16). LBJ discusses Vietnam with Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, McGeorge Bundy in presidential dining room (14:45). LBJ in sea of reporters during walk along White House South Lawn (15:54). Marine One helicopter carrying Johnson takes off for retreat in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains, aerial view of Jefferson Memorial (17:26). Interior operations center at State Department, fax sheets lay across table (18:12). Arthur Goldberg resignation from Supreme Court speech to press, takes post as ambassador to United Nations (18:42). Cars line up as experts arrive to private entrance of White House to offer president council on Vietnam War (19:40). Protestors raise signs in protest of Vietnam War, the draft of young men (20:07). Wall Street, interior of Stock Exchange (20:30). Montage still images LBJ meeting with personal staff, mulling over decision around Vietnam War (21:03). Backlit silhouette of LBJ as he stands in window rehearsing speech (21:55). LBJ embraces wife Lady Bird Johnson and daughter Luci Baines Johnson (22:49). LBJ leaves White House, yankees walk with press, aides around Washington D.C. engages with group of school kids (22:58). LBJ and entourage walk through halls of U.S. Commerce Department (24:15). Footage of fatigued Johnson interwoven with scenes of the thoughts that plague him: race riots, stock market, war in Vietnam (24:30). Marine One delivers Johnson to Andrews Air Force Base, transfers to Air Force One bound for Texas (25:27). Interior of Air Force One, staff members continue work (26:07). Road signs Johnson Texas, LBJ hometown - President drives himself around in cowboy hat, looks at sheep (28:19). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 - President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit