The series contains film and sound recordings related to the motion picture film, "The President: July 1967," including silent film footage that was not used in the finished film. The finished film is a narrative account of President Lyndon B. Johnson's activities for the month of July, 1967.
The film contains material related to urban unrest, including: the first meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Civil Disorders (also known as the Kerner Commission); President Johnson's address to the nation after authorizing the use of Federal troops in Detroit, Michigan; and discussions on the riot situation with Whitney Young and Roy Wilkins.
The film features footage of President Johnson visiting the National Institutes of Health and Mrs. Johnson visiting to the Shady Grove Theater to watch the play "King Arthur."
Scenes of President Johnson's activities at the White House include: a Cabinet meeting on social and economic problems; a congressional leadership meeting; a budget meeting; and discussions with Ambassador to Israel Walworth Barbour and McGeorge Bundy about the situation in the Middle East.
The film also includes the christening of President Johnson's grandson Patrick Lyndon Nugent, the 93rd annual Shriners' Parade, and the Democratic Governor's Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Finally, the film contains scenes of President Johnson speaking to delegates from Boys' Nation.
