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1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by John F. Kennedy
1961
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in this car on November 22, 1963. The midnight blue, un-armored convertible was rebuilt with a permanent roof, titanium armor plating, and more somber black paint. The limousine returned to the White House and remained in service until 1977. The modified car shows the fundamental ways in which presidential security changed after Kennedy's death.
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- Title: 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by John F. Kennedy
- Date: 1963-11-22
- Date Created: 1961
- Location: United States, Texas, Dallas, United States, District of Columbia, Washington
- Subject Keywords: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Connally, Idanell B. (Idanell Brill), 1919-2006, Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993, Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006, Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Oswald, Lee Harvey, 1939-1963, United States. President, United States. Secret Service, Dealey Plaza Historic District (Dallas, Tex.), Texas School Book Depository (Organization), Assassinations, Parades, Presidential automobiles, Motorcades, Automobiles, Limousines, Lincoln Continental automobile
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Automobile
- Object ID: 78.4.1
- Image ID: THF91101
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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