Why did Lyndon B. Johnson insist on taking the oath of office with Jackie Kennedy at his side after John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas as shown in this photograph taken by Cecil Stoughton?
A) to demonstrate to the public that she supported his presidency
B) to put a stop to widespread rumors that he had no right to the presidency
C) to show that the supposed friction between him and President Kennedy was a myth
D) to quell suspicions that he had had a hand in the assassination of President Kennedy
A
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