File:The President- August 1968. MP899..webm

English: President Lyndon B. Johnson in August 196. MP 899. Public domain.

This film is from the LBJ Library moving picture collection created by the White House Naval Photographic Unit, aka the Navy Films. The films consist of monthly reports on the activities of President and Mrs. Johnson from 1963-1969.

Below is an edited scene list for this film, from the LBJ Library audiovisual archives. We included useful shot descriptions where possible, although most have been cut for length. For more information please contact johnson.library@nara.gov.

LBJ reacts to increase in steel industry prices

Steel mill, steel products

LBJ's press conference in White House Cabinet Room, 7/31/1968

Meeting with Congressional leaders over price increase, White House Cabinet Room, 8/1/1968 Close-up of Art Okun (titled): "Art Okun Ch. Council of Economic Advisors" Title up: "John McCormack Speaker of the House" seated next to LBJ

LBJ with Sec. Alan Boyd, with Sec. Henry Fowler, with Sec. Willard Wirtz, White House Oval Office

Congressional leaders meet with LBJ, White House Cabinet Room, 8/1/1968 Fade to Cabinet Room with LBJ, Congressmen Close-up of Cong. George Mahon Close-up of Sen. Milton Young Close-up of Sen. James Eastland Close-up of Sen. Wallace F. Bennett LBJ, Speaker John McCormack talking Medium shot Speaker John McCormack, LBJ, and Sec. Clark Clifford

LBJ meets with private industry leaders Close-up of Bob Tintsman

Steel prices rolled back Close-up of Okun Cong. Jack Brooks, Sen. Wayne Morse, Cong. Richard Bolling looking on Medium shot of LBJ, Sec. Clark Clifford LBJ shaking hands with Cong. Gerald Ford fade to black

LBJ speaks at Housing Act of 1968 signing, HUD building, LBJ shaking hands with "Sen. John Sparkman Alabama" (titled), zoom in LBJ signing `block' giving it to Mr. & Mrs. Lupe Arazola

BW still photographs of LBJ's housing projects under President Franklin D. Roosevelt; LBJ's history of housing legislation BW still: LBJ with Harry S Truman, others BW still: LBJ with Gen. Dwight Eisenhower

HUD building and Dept. of Transportation building New HUD and DOT headquarters buildings, Washington, DC

Federal Highway Bill signing, 8/23/1968, illustrated with shots of highways

Natural Gas Safety Act of 1968 passed, 8/13/1968 B/W still photographs of Newspaper Headlines

Wholesome Poultry Act, 8/19/1968

LBJ speaks at National Bar Association Annual Convention, Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC, 8/1/1968 Close-up of Revius O. Ortique Medium shot of "Clifford L. Alexander Ch. Equal Opportunity Comm."

LBJ speaks at National Medical Association Annual Convention, Shamrock Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas, 8/14/1968

Vietnam War developments LBJ, Lady Bird Johnson, Lynda Johnson Robb in White House Dining Room listening to tape of Capt. Charles Robb 8/1/1968 Dissolve to Lynda Johnson Robb, Lady Bird Johnson, LBJ, Mayor Richard Daley (Chicago) listening

National Security Council briefs President about developments in the Vietnam War, White House Dining Room, 8/2/1968 Sec. Dean Rusk, Richard Helms, Gen. Maxwell Taylor, George Christian, sitting NSC members talking, Wheeler, Gen. Westmoreland, pan right Sec. Dean Rusk, Richard Helms, Taylor, Christian, Tom Johnson

LBJ speaks at Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, 8/19/1968

LBJ visits Gen. Dwight Eisenhower at Walter Reed Army Hospital, 8/2/1968

Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia LBJ, Cabinet react to invasion, Walt Rostow receives statement from Soviet embassy, 8/20/1968 Soviet Embassy exterior at night with lights on, zoom in Walt Rostow at desk on phone Medium shot of Walt Rostow Document being held; zoom out to V.P. Hubert Humphrey reading Gen. Wheeler, Leonard Marks sitting in Cabinet Room Sec. Clark Clifford, Richard Helms listening Christian, Tom Johnson, Walt Rostow listening

LBJ speaks on TV about Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, White House Fish Room, 8/21/1968

LBJ briefs Joint Chiefs of Staff, Congressmen on crisis in Czechoslovakia, White House South Lawn and White House Cabinet Room, 8/23/1968 LBJ, C.R. Smith, others listening Leonard Marks talking LBJ, Speaker John McCormack, Sec. Dean Rusk, Sec. Clark Clifford listening

LBJ speaks at Annual Convention of Milk Producers about Czech crisis, San Antonio, Texas, 8/30/1968

LBJ at meeting in White House Cabinet Room, 8/23/1968 LBJ, Sec. Dean Rusk sitting at Cabinet Table

LBJ and family at the LBJ Ranch, Texas LBJ celebrates his 60th birthday with Lady Bird Johnson, Lyn Nugent, Luci Johnson Nugent, Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas, 8/27/1968 Republican nominees Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew visit the LBJ Ranch, 8/10/1968

Democratic nominee V.P. Hubert Humphrey and his wife Muriel Humphrey visit LBJ Ranch, 8/9/1968

BW video recording of V.P. Hubert Humphrey speaking at Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Illinois

LBJ speaks at Southwest Texas State University graduation ceremonies, San Marcos, Texas, 8/24/1968