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President Johnson delivers remarks before the signing in the Strahan Gymnasium.

President Johnson is on the left in the hat and light coat. Originally 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 gym when it started to rain.

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

President Johnson delivers remarks at the Strahan Gymnasium, Southwest Texas State College on November 8, 1965.

President Johnson delivers remarks at the Strahan Gymnasium, Southwest Texas State College on November 8, 1965.

President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson arrive by helicopter to sign the Higher Education Act in November 1965.

Crowd moves from the Main Building, down the hill to the gymnasium for the signing event. Mrs. Johnson and President Johnson are in the center, with the college president James McCrocklin visible behind LBJ’s hat.

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson with unidentified man at the signing of the Higher Education Act, Southwest Texas State College on November 8, 1965.

President Lyndon B. Johnson shaking hands with the crowd at Gary Job Corps.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State College on November 8, 1965. Standing behind the President (left to right): Unidentified man, Dr. Alfred Nolle, Unidentified man, Lady Bird Johnson, Beryl Bolton McCarroll Pickle, J.J. "Jake" Pickle, J.C. Kellam, and University President James H. McCrocklin.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State College on November 8, 1965. Standing behind the President (left to right): Unidentified man, Dr. Alfred Nolle, Unidentified man, Lady Bird Johnson, Beryl Bolton McCarroll Pickle, J.J. "Jake" Pickle, J.C. Kellam, and University President James H. McCrocklin.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State College on November 8, 1965. Standing behind the President (left to right): Unidentified man, Dr. Alfred Nolle, Unidentified man, Lady Bird Johnson, Beryl Bolton McCarroll Pickle, J.J. "Jake" Pickle, J.C. Kellam, and University President James H. McCrocklin.

President Lyndon B. Johnson with J.J. "Jake" Pickle after signing the Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State College in the Strahan Gymnasium.

President Lyndon B. Johnson with Jesse C. Kellam at the signing the Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State College on November 8, 1965.

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.

Clara Louise Harrison Cape (1892-1995) was married to Edward Matthew Cape (1890-1972), son of early San Marcos settler John Matthew Cape. Her scrapbooks and knowledge of local history contributed to the research that produced "Clear Springs and Limestone Ledges: A History of San Marcos and Hays County for the Sesquicentennial." For the first part of the interview, Cape reads from a prepared statement that highlights what she remembered about San Marcos after arriving here in 1906 when she was about 15 years old. She talks about how different Texas was from Alabama, life as a student at the East End School, and the creation of Southwest Texas State Normal School. Cape then answers interviewer questions, discussing topics including the San Marcos River, native vegetation, the Depression, her family history, and being a friend of Lyndon Johnson.

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.