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Sarah T. Hughes

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American lawyer and federal judge (1896-1985)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1896 to 1985 · aged 88
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Sarah Tilghman Hughes was an American lawyer and federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is best known as the judge who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States on Air Force One after President John F.

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Judge Hughes swears in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States as Jacqueline Kennedy (still wearing her blood-stained pink chanel suit) and Lady Bird Johnson look on. Photo by Cecil W. Stoughton.Judge Hughes swears in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States as Jacqueline Kennedy (still wearing her blood-stained pink chanel suit) and Lady Bird Johnson look on. Photo by Cecil W. Stoughton.

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Texas Women's Hall of Fame

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Lydia MendozaAlso won Texas Women's Hall of FameNancy BrinkerAlso won Texas Women's Hall of FameOveta Culp HobbyAlso won Texas Women's Hall of FameAnne ArmstrongAlso won Texas Women's Hall of FameKaren HughesAlso won Texas Women's Hall of FameJudy RankinAlso won Texas Women's Hall of Fame

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Sarah Tilghman Hughes was an American lawyer and federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is best known as the judge who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States on Air Force One after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. She is the only woman to have sworn in a US president. The photo depicting Hughes administering the oath of office to Johnson is widely viewed as the most famous photo ever taken aboard Air Force One.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1985 · aged 88
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