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Some history you read about. Some history tells the story of who we are.
Starting May 30, the LBJ Library brings you face-to-face with documents behind America’s defining moments. Together, they reveal how the nation we know today came to be.
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Today, we remember and honor President John F. Kennedy.
Your visionary leadership, dedication to public service, and embrace of humanity continue to inspire us. Your legacy shines on, decades later. 💙
✍️ Aaron Shikler | Official White House Portrait
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Today, we honor President John F. Kennedy.
Thank you for your inspiring vision, unwavering commitment to public service, and inclusiveness of humanity. Sixty years later and your legacy continues to shine. 💙
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#OnThisDay: Nine years ago today, comedy legend, @IJasonAlexander, stopped by the #LBJLibrary! We had a blast taking him on a tour around the museum.
📷 Jay Godwin | 11/19/2015
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#DidYouKnow: Unofficial presidential advisor Jar Jar Binks was an integral part of the Johnson White House?
Jar Jar was clearly in LBJ's inner circle and even served as an ambassador in a galaxy far, far away...
#StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou
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Happy Birthday to President @BarackObama who was born #OTD 57 years ago, Aug. 4, 1961. 🎂
📸 then Library Director @MarkKUpdegrove, @BarackObama, FLOTUS @MichelleObama, @RepJohnLewis at the library during our Civil Rights Summit, April 2014.
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59 years ago today, on July 2, 1964, #PresidentJohnson signed the #CivilRightsAct. The law:
▪️ Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, & national origin
▪️ Desegregated public facilities & schools
▪️ Created @USEEOC
Watch: piped.video/sQsVVYpY6pI
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The Johnson family, @LBJLibrary & @LBJFoundation remember President Jimmy Carter, who passed away today at the age of 100.
We were fortunate to host President Carter in 2011, where he reflected on how history will regard his legacy.
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Today, we mourn the loss of Ethel Kennedy, a devoted matriarch and advocate for human rights and social justice, who dedicated her life to public service. Our thoughts are with the entire Kennedy family.
📷 Cecil Stoughton | 09/03/1964
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#OTD July 6, 1967: Ranching Rathers! @DanRather and his family visit President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch. 🤠🐮
The youngest members of the family look particularly excited for their photo op with the #POTUS 😂
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Happy 60th birthday to @BarackObama!🎂
#POTUS 44 joined us in 2014 for our Civil Rights Summit honoring the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
📸 President Obama at the LBJ Library w/ @Markkupdegrove, @michelleobama, & icon John Lewis. cred: Lawrence Jackson
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We mourn the loss of former #FirstLady Rosalynn Carter, who passed away today at the age of 96.
Mrs. Carter's legacy will endure through her unwavering dedication to humanitarian causes & passionate advocacy for mental health.
📷 Frank Wolfe | 09/23/76 | #LBJLibrary - #AustinTX
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Happy 100th Birthday, President #JimmyCarter!
Your unwavering dedication to championing human rights & advancing global peace through the @CarterCenter has made an enduring impact. Thank you for your remarkable service to our country—your legacy will inspire future generations.
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"We have proved that great progress is possible. We know how much still remains to be done."
#OTD 12/12/1972: LBJ made his last speech during the Civil Rights Symposium at the LBJ Library. Johnson spoke about his hope for racial justice.
President Johnson died on Jan. 22, 1973
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On 12/24/63, an 8-year-old @BeschlossDC requested Lyndon Johnson add President Kennedy to Mt. Rushmore.
On Thursday, Michael Beschloss will join us + @MelodyCBarnes & Brian Williams for an unparalleled look at LBJ's presidency via ☎️ tapes #LBJat50
RSVP:lbjlibrary.org/events/an-eve…
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#OnThisDay: Fifty-seven years ago today, on August 2, 1968, #PresidentJohnson visited former #PresidentEisenhower at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in #WashingtonDC.
📷 Yoichi Okamoto
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Today we remember President John F. Kennedy. May 29, 1917-Nov. 22, 1963.
📷 JFK and LBJ, Aug. 8, 1960, Washington, D.C.
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🥳Happy 98th birthday President Carter! We've always enjoyed having him at the LBJ Library. Check out some of our favorite moments:
📸Barbara Jordan, Jimmy Carter, & Mrs. Johnson at the Library in 1995
📸Luci Johnson & Jimmy Carter at the 2014 Civil Rights Summit
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We remember baseball great Hank Aaron who died today at the age of 86. In 2015, we were honored to host Aaron at the Tom Johnson Lecture where he described how he got his start in the game.
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"I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."
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Check out these two cowboys sizing each other up!🤠
#OTD January 12, 1967: 5-year-old Kenneth Cunningham, the 1967 Cerebral Palsy Poster Boy visited with President Johnson in the White House.
📸 by Yoichi Okamoto
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Fifty-three years ago today, on Aug. 6, 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. bit.ly/lbjVRA-media
LBJ: "Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield."
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📸Jan. 20, 1969: Republican Congressman George H. W. Bush left Richard Nixon inaugural festivities to pay respects & say goodbye to fellow Texans, Lyndon Johnson & family, at Andrews Air Force Base as they departed Washington, DC. One of our favorite photos.
Photo by Frank Wolfe
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#OnThisDay 📸 flashback, May 13, 1968: President Johnson takes friends for a ride in his #Amphicar while on #LakeLBJ.
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From one LBJ to another… good luck tonight! ⚾️ 🤘
@TexasBaseball
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We remember #BarbaraBush for her spirited candor, courage, patriotism, gracious manner, bravery in the face of adversity, and selfless contributions to this country. lbjlibrary.org/press/remembe…
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🧵Happy Birthday, Lady Bird Johnson!🎂#OTD 1912: Claudia Alta Taylor, better known as Lady Bird, was born in Karnack, TX.
Lady Bird would become #FLOTUS and championed beautification efforts across America, but her legacy stretches beyond her these efforts.
📸by @statesman 1941
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Happy 59th Birthday to President @BarackObama. Here, he is visiting the Oval Office replica at the @LBJLibrary in 2014.
📷White House photo by Pete Souza
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#TodayInHistory: Fifty-three years ago today, on July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed the #CivilRightsAct. bit.ly/lbj-cra64
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#TodayInHistory, Aug. 27, 1908: Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in a small farmhouse on the Pedernales River in Stonewall, Texas.
📸 LBJ at his ranch, near Stonewall, Texas, Sept. 18, 1972.
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#OTD: Sixty years ago today, on July 2, 1964, #PresidentJohnson signed the #CivilRightsAct60. The law:
▪️ Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, & national origin
▪️ Desegregated public facilities & schools
▪️ Created @USEEOC
📽️ piped.video/sQsVVYpY6pI
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We were honored to host the @VP today at the LBJ Presidential Library.
Vice President Harris visited the desk on which the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965 with President Johnson’s daughter Luci and @LBJFoundation President and CEO @MarkKUpdegrove
Today, while visiting the President Lydon B. Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, the Vice President viewed the desk on which President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
The right to vote unlocks all other rights.
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#OnThisDay: Fifty-six years ago today, on August 2, 1968, #PresidentJohnson visited former #PresidentEisenhower at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in #WashingtonDC.
📷 Yoichi Okamoto
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Happy Birthday to former President @BarackObama! 🥳
📷 Pete Souza | 04/10/2014 | President #BarackObama views a replica of the #OvalOffice at the #LBJLibrary in #Austin, #Texas during the 2014 Civil Rights Summit, honoring the 50th anniversary of the #CivilRightsAct
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#OnThisDay: Sixty years ago today, #LBJ made his famous call to the Dallas-based @HaggarCo to order some new pants. He spoke with Joseph Haggar Jr. and provided specific (and sometimes graphic) instructions for how the garments should be customized. 😅
🎧 lbjtapes.org/conversation/lb…
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#TodayInHistory, July 2, 1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the #CivilRightsAct.
📝 Signing remarks: presidency.ucsb.edu/document…
📽️ Video: piped.video/QhF6gbeiLm4 (high resolution)
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We mourn the loss of Bill Moyers, trusted aide to LBJ, celebrated journalist, and lifelong public servant.
From drafting Great Society speeches to shaping the national conversation, his legacy is one of purpose, clarity, and compassion.
lbjlibrary.org/news-and-pres…
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The library is closed today. We re-open tomorrow. 9-5.
For those that celebrate, Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄
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Fifty-three years ago today, on July 30, 1965, President Johnson traveled to the @TrumanLibrary in Independence, Missouri and signed #Medicare and #Medicaid into law with former POTUS Harry Truman and FLOTUS Bess Truman by his side.
More from our archive: bit.ly/lbj7301965
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#WinterStorm coming your way? Stay safe!
[📷 Lady Bird running through snow at the White House, Feb. 1966]
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#OTD April 8, 1971: President Johnson & Mrs. Johnson pose in front of the new LBJ Presidential Library.
2021 marks the Library's 50th anniversary. Missing all of the staff, volunteers, researchers, & museum guests that make this place such a special place to work & visit.
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(1/2)Today is the 113th birthday of President Lyndon Johnson.
His legacy is defined by legislative accomplishments like the passage of the Civil Rights Act & the Voting Rights Act but also by the failure in Vietnam.
Though complicated, his presidency transformed our country.
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#TodayInHistory, July 2, 1964: President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.
📝 presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index…
📽️ piped.video/watch?v=sQsVVYpY…
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In April 2000, the @LBJLibrary hosted one of the most extraordinary programs in its history.
Presidents #JimmyCarter and #GeraldFord came together for a conversation moderated by @NBCNews' Tim Russert, where the two former rivals addressed the issue of civility in politics.
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It's #NationalMoonDay! On this day in 1969, #Apollo11 astronauts landed on the moon. 📷 Lady Bird & LBJ attended Apollo's launch on July 16, 1969, at @NASAKennedy.
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The latest from our #LBJpodcast—@DanRather. 👏
Listen to hear his wise perspective on the current state of events, from the media to the presidency and everything in between.
🎧 with-the-bark-off.simplecast…
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#TodayInHistory, July 2, 1964: Civil Rights Act signing was broadcast live from the East Room of the White House. 🎥
piped.video/watch?v=sQsVVYpY…
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#HappyBirthday to former Texas Governor #AnnRichards, born on this day in 1933 in Lakeview, #Texas (now Lacy Lakeview).
📷 05/20/1991 | Texas Governor Ann Richards poses for a picture with Queen Elizabeth of England at the #LBJLibrary
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We are saddened to hear of the passing of Academy award-winning actor Sidney Poitier. His work broke down racial barriers & will continue to have an indelible mark on our culture.
📸The Johnsons greet Mr. Poitier in the East Room of the WH during an Arts Council dinner in 1966.
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We're here for the #ArchivesDanceParty! 💃🏽 🕺🏼 Today we'll be sharing our fav dance-related items. All in honor of #FLOTUS Betty Ford's 100th bday!
(📷 Who said archivists don't like to dance? 😂 TY to The Breakfast Club for the inspiration. No boxes harmed in the process.)
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President Lyndon B. Johnson was born #OTD 1908 in Stonewall, Texas. Today would have been LBJ’s 110th birthday. 🙏🏽
📸 LBJ celebrates his birthday 50 years ago today, Aug. 27, 1968, at the home of his daughter, Luci, in Austin, Texas.
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#HappyBirthday to the 36th President of the United States, #LyndonBainesJohnson, born on this day in 1908 in #Stonewall, #Texas. 🥳🎂
If you're in Austin, join us in celebrating with FREE admission and cupcakes all day! 🧁
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#OTD 1973: President Johnson passed away at the LBJ Ranch after suffering a heart attack. He was 64 years old. The following day, family, friends & the public paid respects when LBJ lay in state @LBJLibrary.
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#RosalynnCarter's journey wasn't just about exploring new places, but embracing diverse cultures and connecting with people on a deeper level.
📽️ An Evening with Rosalynn Carter at the #LBJLibrary | February 16, 1988
Join us today as we celebrate the remarkable life of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Watch her tribute videos here: rosalynncartertribute.org/mu…
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#OnThisDay: 59 years ago, #LBJ announced an extension to #HeadStart after a successful trial run. Extension included:
1) Year-round centers for ages 3+
2) Summer programs for children not included in year-round classes
3) Follow-through programs for children in summer sessions
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#OnThisDay 1960, John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson accept the presidential and vice-presidential nominations at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
📸 Pete Fisher, July 15, 1960
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#OTD, August 6, 1965: Luci Baines Johnson stood behind her father, President Lyndon Johnson, as he signed the Voting Rights Act. Today, in @USATODAY, she calls on the US Senate to renew those protections and pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. usatoday.com/story/opinion/v…
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(1/2) #OTD October 3, 1965: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Immigration Act into law, repealing the restrictive national origins quota system, which limited the number of people from outside Western Europe eligible to settle in the US.
Photo by Yoichi Okamoto
ALT 📸 LBJ signs the Immigration Act as VP Hubert Humphrey, Lady Bird Johnson, Muriel Humphrey, Sen. Edward (Ted) Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and others look on. Yoichi Okamoto
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#Apollo50: Fifty years ago today, on July 16, 1969, #Apollo11, the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, launched from @NASAKennedy.
LBJ—who had been so involved in the space program as senator, VP, and POTUS—and Lady Bird attended Apollo's launch.
📸 @NASA
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#OnThisDay: Sixty years ago today, on January 20, 1965, #LyndonBJohnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. Elected with 61% of the popular vote—the highest percentage ever achieved by a presidential candidate—he embarked on a historic term in office.
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Fifty-six years ago today, on July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.
The law:
▪️ Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and national origin
▪️ Desegregated public facilities and schools
▪️ Created @USEEOC
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“Philanthropy seems to be about the redemption of the giver when charity should be about the liberation of the receiver.”
@chefjoseandres shares a lesson he learned from Robert Egger, founder of @dcck. #LBJatHome @archivesfdn
Stream Now: piped.video/watch?v=aHb_TVfp…
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#OnThisDay: Fifty-six years ago today, on March 31, 1968, #PresidentJohnson stunned the world by announcing a bombing halt in #Vietnam and that he would not be seeking re-election.
✍️ presidency.ucsb.edu/node/238…
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From wheels to water, we’re bringing LBJ’s Amphicar to this #Archiveshashtagparty!
Here he is pulling a practical joke on Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Paul Glynn! #ArchivesOnWheels
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Today we remember #LadyBirdJohnson who passed away #OTD 2007 at her home in Austin, Texas. 💐 She was 94 years old.
📷 May 8, 1968
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We mourn the death of Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, who passed away at the age of 76. On June 26, 1968, the influential musicians met with President Johnson at the White House.
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#OnThisDay: Eighty-seven years ago today, on May 11, 1937, Congressman Johnson meets President #FranklinDRoosevelt and #Texas Governor #JamesAllred in #Galveston, #Texas.
📷 Jack Miller
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(1/3) #OTD November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX. Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in on Air Force One and becomes the 36th President of the United States.
Photo by Cecil Stoughton
ALT L-R: Mac Kilduff (lower left corner), Jack Valenti, Judge Sarah T. Hughes, Cong. Albert Brooks, Lady Bird Johnson, Chief Curry (behind LBJ's hand), President Lyndon B. Johnson, Evelyn Lincoln (eyeglasses only visible behind LBJ), Jacqueline Kennedy, Cong. Jack Brooks
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#TodayInHistory 📷 flashback, Aug. 6, 1965: President Johnson signed the #VotingRightsAct. bit.ly/lbjVRA-media
He considered the act the greatest accomplishment of his presidency.
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Barbara Jordan was born #onthisday in 1936. Today would have been her 83rd birthday.
Jordan, a civil rights movement leader, accomplished many firsts, including becoming the first African American elected to the Texas Senate post Reconstruction.
📷 At the library, Oct. 18, 1976
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#ArchivesBlackHistory: Members of the Little Rock Nine in 1957 & at the library in 2014. #BlackHistoryMonth
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In January 2016, the @LBJFoundation presented the LBJ Liberty & Justice for All Award to former President Jimmy Carter in recognition of his leadership in public service & tireless efforts toward peace and human rights.
Read more: lbjaward.org/2016-liberty-ju…
📷 Michael A. Schwarz
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#TodayInHistory, Aug. 6, 1965: President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
"This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. Its only purpose is to right that wrong."
A glimpse of the day from our archive: lbjlibrary.org/mediakits/vot…
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#OnThisDay: The Johnsons attended the launch of #Apollo11 at @NASAKennedy. 🚀
📷 Unknown | 07/16/1969 | #KennedySpaceCenter - #MerrittIsland, #Florida
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#TodayInHistory, April 4, 1968: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN. #MLK50
📷 President Johnson and staff react to the news + watch the coverage while in the Oval Office.
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We're saddened to hear of the passing of former Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell. General Powell visited us in 1992 for an opening of a WWII exhibit.
Pictured: Lady Bird & General Powell at the Library. 04/21/92. Frank Wolfe (1/2)
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#OnThisDay: Fifty-nine years ago today, on August 6, 1965, #PresidentJohnson signed the #VotingRightsAct of 1965 while #MartinLutherKingJr and other #CivilRights leaders watched as a dream finally became a law. ✍️
📽️ piped.video/D3O1YavsXbU
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Fifty years ago today, on April 11, 1968 and a week after Dr. King's assassination, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
"...the proudest moments of my presidency have been times such as this when I have signed into law the promises of a century." 📝 presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index…
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We remember the historic visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the @LBJLibrary in May 1991 at a reception hosted by Ann Richards and Lady Bird Johnson. In this clip, then Governor can be heard introducing “one of the great American women, former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan”.
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🇺🇸 Changing of the guards, American style! #OTD January 20, 1969: Incoming and outgoing Presidents, LBJ and Richard Nixon, meet in the White House on Inaugural Day.
📸Yoichi Okamoto photo
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1/ #OTD 📸 flashback, July 31, 1968: LBJ listens to a tape sent by his son-in-law, Capt. Charles Robb, who was serving in Vietnam at the time.
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#OnThisDay: 58 years ago today, #PresidentJohnson signed the #VotingRightsAct while #MartinLutherKing Jr. and other #CivilRights leaders watched as a dream finally became a law. ✍️
🎥 piped.video/D3O1YavsXbU
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(1/3) We mourn the passing of former Vice President Walter Mondale, a committed public servant & champion of progressive policies. After Hubert Humphrey became LBJ's VP, Mondale was appointed to fill his senate seat.
📸Mondale w/ LBJ at the signing of the '68 conservation bill.
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#OTD June 3, 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson watches the launch of Gemini 4 on television. 🚀🌌
Credit: Donald Stoderl
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Happy #FirstDayofSpring! There is no one we think of more on this day than Lady Bird Johnson.
🌱 "Where flowers bloom, so does hope..." 🌼
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#WorldTeachersDay Did You Know: While in college, LBJ taught at Mexican-American school in Cotulla, TX. Shaped his beliefs on edu & poverty.
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#OTD March 15, 1965: President Lyndon Johnson spoke before Congress, after the events of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma urging members to pass a bill on voting rights.
In his speech, Johnson declared: "We cannot, we must not, refuse to protect the right of every American to vote..."
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#TDIH, Aug. 6, 1965: LBJ signed Voting Rights Act. He considered it the greatest accomplishment of his presidency. bit.ly/lbjVRA-media
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#OTD 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn into office aboard Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas.
Upon arrival at Andrews AFB, LBJ addressed the nation. "I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help—and God's."
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(1/3) #OTD 7/30/1965: President Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments of 1965 also known as Medicare & Medicaid.
LBJ traveled to the @TrumanLibrary to sign these bills into law in front of Harry Truman who proposed similar legislation several times during his presidency
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