After JFK is elected in 1960 , Johnson soon regrets his decision , and he is made to fill the most benign of roles while the President and his brother shut him out of meetings . This position changes drastically when John Kennedy is shot in Dallas in 1963 , and Lyndon Johnson becomes the new President of the United States . He accompanies now widow Jacqueline Kennedy , along with his wife , on Air Force One on a trip back to Washington . He takes the Oath of Office by Texas federal district judge Sarah T. Hughes on board the aircraft , and a still of the moment along with a short audio summary of the events after ends the movie
John Kennedy is shot in Dallas in 1963
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
LBJ: The Early Years