Recently discovered Air Force One tapes recorded after President Kennedy’s assassination-
An original audiotape recording that includes taped conversations on Air Force One during its flight following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been donated to the National Archives by The Raab Collection.
The conversations were between pilots and other individuals on the flight and various individuals in Washington, DC, on the flight back from Dallas, TX, to Andrews Air Force Base. It is two hours and 22 minutes long.
The Raab Collection recently discovered two ¼” open-reel audiotapes containing identical excerpts from the Air Force One flight on November 22, 1963, among the papers of Army General Chester “Ted” Clifton, Jr. General Clifton served as senior military aide to President John F. Kennedy and had received the tapes from the White House Communications Agency (WHCA).
The recording includes references to new code names and incidents.
Photo: Swearing in of Lyndon B. Johnson as President aboard Air Force One, with Lady Bird Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, and others.
