<p>The cover of the Missal used to swear in Pres. Lyndon Johnson, 22 Nov 1963. The description given by the LBJ library is as follows:
</p><p><i>Title: Missal Used in Presidential Swearing-In Ceremony on Air Force One on Nov. 22, 1963</i>
</p><p><i>Identifier: 1979.4.1</i>
</p><p><i>Description: Missal upon which LBJ swore the oath of office, Nov. 22, 1963. A plate on the title page reads, "The leather cover designed and hand-tooled in genuine calfskin by Bernard A. Cassidy, 38 Roosevelt Road, Medford Mass." The missal may have been given to President Kennedy by Mr. Cassidy. A missal is a book containing prayers and biblical readings used in the celebration of the Catholic Mass. More about the missal and its history <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://transition.lbjlibrary.org/missal">here</a>.</i>
</p><p><i>Event: Swearing in of Lyndon B. Johnson as President</i>
</p><p><i>Credit: Top: Photo by Lauren Gerson, LBJ Presidential Library</i>
</p><p><i>Bottom: Photo by Ruth Goerger, LBJ Presidential Library</i>
</p><p><i>Rights: Public Domain</i>
</p><p><i>Type: Museum Object</i>
</p><p><i>Format: Bound Volume</i>
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<i>Period: Presidential, 1963-1969</i>
Photo by Lauren Gerson, LBJ Presidential Library
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