Near this point on November 22, 1963, Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the oath of office as 36th President of the United States, becoming the first Texan to hold the office. The ceremony was held in the central compartment of Air Force One, the military aircraft assigned to the President, while the plane was parked on the concrete ramp at Gate 28 on the east concourse of this terminal. United States District Judge Sarah T. Hughes of Dallas, a longtime friend, was summoned to administer the oath, becoming the first woman in history to give the oath of office to a President of the United States. With Mrs. Johnson on his right and Mrs. John F. Kennedy on his left, he was sworn in at 2:38 pm. In the stresses of the day, executive duties were thrust upon President Johnson immediately during the flight to the capitol. For over 30 years he had been in public service. Like some of his ancestors, including a university president, he had taught school as a young man. He had served with distinction in Congress from 1937 to 1940 and in the U.S. Senate from 1949 to 1960, with an unsurpassed record as Senate Majority Leader.