Image of Air Force One and Air Force Two on the ground at Love Field

Object number1999.031.0006

Date11/22/1963

ClassificationsPhotographs

Photographer Noel V. Cook

ObjectSlide

Credit LineNoel V. Cook Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumFilm

Dimensions2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)

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Dallas Love Field

DescriptionOriginal 35mm color slide showing Air Force Two (left), Air Force One (center) and the press plane at Love Field, shortly before the formal swearing-in of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Curatorial Commentary

In 2011, as part of the Love Field Modernization Program, using this picture and two earlier images from the same series in conjunction with a schematic diagram of Air Force One, architects were able to pinpoint to within a foot or two the exact location where Lyndon Johnson stood as he was sworn in as the president of the United States. Plans are underway to commemorate this location as the airport updates are completed. - Gary Mack, Curator