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Original staging for the signing of the Higher Education Act. The podium and desk were moved to the gymnasium for the ceremony. The signing of the Higher Education Act was supposed to be signed outside in front of the Main Building (now called Old Main). It was moved inside of the Strahan Gymnasium (now the Music Building) when it started to rain.

The desk with the Act prepared for signing, crowd visible in the background at the Strahan Gymnasium.

President Lyndon B. Johnson handing out pens after signing the Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State College gymnasiums on November 8, 1965.

President Lyndon B. Johnson handing out pens after signing the Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State College gymnasium on November 8, 1965.

Unidentified man talking into President Lyndon B. Johnson's ear while in the crowd at Strahan Gymnasium.

Opening ceremony of an exhibit titled "LBJ at San Marcos" honoring President Johnson and commemorating the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. After an introduction by Representative Pickle, the President speaks on the importance of education, particularly for very young children, and points with pride to his Great Society's educational programs. He also reads from his presidential memoir, The Vantage Point.

LBJ and others speak on the occasion of the rededication of the Old Main building at Southwest Texas State University as part of the 1972 homecoming celebration. Speakers include President Lyndon B. Johnson, Dr. Billy Mac Jones (University President), student body president Dave Horton, and the winner of an essay on Old Main, Miss Symes or Sims.

This program contains a compilation of still photos taken on the day President Lyndon B. Johnson came to Texas State University to sign the Education Act of 1965. It also contains portions of the speech he gave in addition to comments by others on LBJ and this historic piece of legislation. Narration by: President Lyndon B. Johnson, SWT President Robert L. Hardesty, U.S. Congressman J. J. "Jake" Pickle, former SWT President James H. McCrocklin, and SWT Student Body President Rob Patterson.

Commemorates twentieth anniversary of signing of Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State University, November 8, 1965. Includes speakers William D. Ford and Robert Hardesty. Recorded November 7, 1985, by SWTSU Media Services at Evans Auditorium, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.

Video recording of a a panel discussion with the contributors and editors of the book "LBJ's America: The Life and Legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson." The event was held at Texas State University. The first 52 minutes of the video are a slide show of images of Lyndon Baines Johnson. The event begins at 52:40.