Communications Trailers

The White House Communications Agency had a switchboard in these historic trailers.

NPS Photo / Jack Burton

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The Aides and Communications Complex (ACC) consisted of three connecting trailers. These structures housed the switchboard for the White House Communication Agency (WHCA), a cryptograph section, and quarters for military aides and other personnel on 24-hour call.

The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 necessitated the establishment of a complex Presidential Communications Network at the Ranch. In a relatively short time, additional telephone and teletype circuits, microwave radio relay towers and spy-proof, tap-proof communications were all installed.

After the president's term in office and until Mrs. Johnson's death, the White House Communications Agency continued its presence at the Ranch in service of US Secret Service communications. Any equipment not authorized for service of a former president by military aides or the WHCA was removed.