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Lyndon
B. Johnson Library
President Lyndon Baines Johnson,
by Bernard Fuchs, ca. 1960s
Gift of Edward Swayduck, New York, New York
Pencil, colored pencil, acrylic on paper, 26 3/4 x 20 x 7/8 inches
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
Democrat
36th President, 1963-69
*Contrary to the public perception of him as a hard-edged politician,
the portrait at the top of this page depicts Johnson in soft strokes
and warm tones. Lady Bird, LBJ's wife, has said that she regrets
the American people did not see the gentler side of her husband.
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LBJ at His Desk, by
Gene Zesch, Mason, Texas, 1965
Gift of Mr. Zesch
Painted wood, 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches
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Earlier in his career, Johnson served in the
House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate, where he was
elected majority leader. When he became President, his legislative
experience combined with the force of his personality to make
LBJ extremely successful in getting his programs enacted. As President,
he signed more than 200 bills into law. Mr. Zesch made this humorous
caricature for the President while LBJ recuperated from gallbladder
surgery.
. . . We didn't know the proper procedure
to present [the caricature to the President] or if it is his
policy to accept gifts. We thought he might enjoy it at the
ranch while he's convalescing. . . .
Letter to Lady Bird Johnson
from Patsy Zesch, November 13, 1965
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Untitled painting of a black woman sewing
an American flag, by O, Vereisky, 1964
Gift of the Honorable William Benton, New York, New York
Watercolor on paper, 23 x 29 5/8 x 1 3/8 inches
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Some of the greatest strides in the quest
for civil rights for black Americans were made during the Johnson
administration. LBJ pushed three civil rights bills through Congress,
forever outlawing voter literacy tests and discrimination in employment,
public places, and housing. He also appointed the first African
American to the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall.
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