Stevenson Rites: Presidential Honors for Noted Statesman
Stevenson Rites: Presidential Honors for Noted Statesman
Stevenson Rites: Presidential Honors for Noted Statesman. Thousands paid their final respects to the noted U.S. statesman at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. A memorial service, attended by President & Mrs. Johnson & Vice-President Humphrey, concluded the capital's tribute to the late Ambassador to the United Nations. His coffin was then removed to Illinois for a state tribute in Springfield. Burial took place in the family plot in Bloomington. Exterior of National Cathedral. Tilting LS National Cathedral, crowd gathered on grounds. TLSs American flag draped over casket in cathedral. High angle TLSs President LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON (LBJ), First Lady LADY BIRD JOHNSON, being escorted to seats beside Vice-President HUBERT H. HUMPHREY. Ls crowd in balcony, shafts of light beaming through stained glass windows. H/a TLS two Marines carrying flag-draped coffin through church. TLS facade of National Cathedral. TLSs uniformed U.S. military men of all five branches carrying coffin from church, into hearse.