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MI -- Dearborn -- The Henry Ford -- Museum -- Exhibit: Presidential Vehicles:

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Description of Pictures: Many Americans still remember the tragic day of November 22, 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. See the limousine in which he rode when you visit our Presidential Vehicles exhibit. You can also admire other vehicles that transported American leaders, including Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.

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1. HFMPC_160803_005.JPG: Teddy Roosevelt's Brougham Circa 1902 Brougham Used from 1902 to 1928 An elegant carriage for the rich and powerful President Theodore Roosevelt was not fond of automobilies, and rarely used one. He preferred the old-fashioned style of the horse-drawn carriage for public parades and outings. In this luxurious brougham (pronounced "broam"), two passengers could sit in privacy inside, while a coachman out front drove the horses. It was designed closer to the ground than most carriages so passengers could easily get in and out. This carriage is not custom-built -- like later presidential vehicles -- but was simply the sort of vehicle favored by people who wanted to show off their wealth or power.
2. HFMPC_160803_014.JPG: Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Sunshine Special 1939 Lincoln The first car expressly designed and built for a president. White House staff sent five pages of special instructions with the order for this new presidential vehicle. A world war was looming, and added security was crucial. Even more security features were added in 1942, after Pearl Harbor was bombed and the United States entered World War II. Other features of this custom-made car made it easier to lift President Roosevelt in and out, since his legs had become paralyzed from the fearsome and incurable disease of polio. Despite these hardships, President Roosevelt enjoyed riding in public, and the top of his "Sunshine Special" convertible was often down as he greeted crowds.
3. HFMPC_160803_035.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower's Bubbletop 1950 Lincoln A stylish convertible to see and be seen in. It was a new era and the old fleet of presidential cars was looking decidedly out of date. President Truman first rode this flashy convertible after it was delivered to the White House along with nine closed limousines in 1950. President Eisenhower later had the car fitted out with a removable Plexiglas top that allowed him to see and be seen even in bad weather. This "bubbletop" soon became the name for the whole car.
4. HFMPC_160803_056.JPG: Kennedy Car 1961 Lincoln A tragic event occurs. The modern new four-door convertible seemed well-suited to a young, forward-thinking president. But tragedy struck when President Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963, while riding in this car through the streets of Dallas, Texas. As the world mourned, the Secret Service quickly took steps to have this vehicle rebuilt so it would better protect future presidents. Later modifications during Johnson's and Nixon's presidencies only served to illustrate the continual tension between the presidents' desire to be seen and Secret Service efforts to protect them.
5. HFMPC_160803_069.JPG: American Icon of Change John F. Kennedy A Country Mourns President Kennedy's 1963 assassination in this limousine represents a pivotal moment in our nation's history, when we, as Americans, were simultaneously consumed by shock, a sense of loss and fear for our future.
6. HFMPC_160803_089.JPG: Reagan Car 1972 Lincoln Used from 1972 to 1992 Protecting the President gets serious This sleek limousine, first used by President Nixon, provided refuge for President Reagan in 1981 after he was shot by would-be assassin John Hinkley. Like all presidential cars after President Kennedy's assassination, it is a completely armored closed car with a permanent roof and bullet-proof glass. But, in a concession to the presidents' desire to be seen, a sunroof panel can be opened for two people to stand up with their upper bodies outside the car.
7. HFMPC_160803_107.JPG: Look for: * Sunroof panel * The right side of the car behind the rear door where the bullet ricocheted off, bounced up and hit Reagan (body damage now repaired). Secret Service agents then pushed Reagan into the back seat and rushed him to the hospital.
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Wikipedia Description: Henry Ford Museum

Henry Ford Museum began as Henry Ford's personal collection of historic objects, which he began collecting as far back as 1906. Today, the 12 acre (49,000 m�) site is primarily a collection of antique machinery, pop culture items, automobiles, locomotives, aircraft, and other items:

* The museum features a 4K digital projection theater, which shows scientific, natural, or historical documentaries, as well as major feature films.
* A model of the nuclear-powered Ford Nucleon automobile
* An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
* The 1961 Lincoln Continental, SS-100-X that President John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated.
* The rocking chair from Ford's Theatre in which President Abraham Lincoln was sitting when he was shot.
* George Washington's camp bed.
* A ten-person safety bicycle made in 1896.
* A collection of several fine 17th- and 18th-century violins including a Stradivarius.
* Thomas Edison's alleged last breath in a sealed tube.
* Buckminster Fuller's prototype Dymaxion house.
* The bus on which Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
* Igor Sikorsky's prototype helicopter.
* Fokker Trimotor airplane that flew the first flight over the North Pole.
* Bill Elliott's record-breaking race car clocking in at over 212 MPH at Talladega in 1987
* Fairbottom Bobs, the Newcomen engine
* A steam engine from Cobb's Engine House in England.
* The Automotive Hall of Fame, adjacent to the Henry Ford Museum.
* A working fragment of the original Holiday Inn "Great Sign"
* A Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 2-6-6-6 "Allegheny"-class steam locomotive built by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio. The Allegheny was the most powerful steam locomotive ever built.
* Behind the scenes, the Benson Ford Research Center uses the resources of The Henry Ford, especially the photographic, manuscript and archival material which is rarely displayed, to allow visitors to gai ...More...
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