LBJ Library

#OTD: #LBJ stopped by to visit with the #WhiteHouse telephone switchboard operators.

Working behind the scenes, these operators played a vital role in WH communications, manually connecting calls & helping keep the president & his staff connected.

📷 Yoichi Okamoto | 11/13/1968

#OnThisDay: Fifty-nine years ago, #PresidentJohnson marked #VeteransDay with a tour of military installations, including Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Fort Benning.

📷 Yoichi Okamoto | 11/10–11/1967

This #VeteransDay, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation.

In recognition of #VeteransDay, the #LBJLibrary is offering FREE admission to all visitors tomorrow, November 11. To all who have served, thank you!

🇺🇸 lbjlibrary.org/visit

#OnThisDay: Sixty-six years ago, on November 8, 1960, #LBJ was elected Vice President of the United States and reelected to a third term in the U.S. Senate.

The Kennedy-Johnson ticket defeated the Nixon-Lodge ticket in one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history.

#OnThisDay: Sixty-one years ago, #LBJ signed the #HigherEducationAct at his alma mater, now @txst. The landmark law expanded access to college, opening doors for millions of Americans.

Today, @TheLBJSchool carries forward his legacy of public service.

📷 Frank Wolfe | 11/08/65