A Great Society (chronicle)
In Thursday, we woke up at 6 to have breakfast and leave to the
University of Texas at 7:30 a.m. We arrived to UT and we had a 3-hour
class. After we finished the class our group which was the bus number 1
went to LBJ Library, it was in front of the building in where we had class.
Lyndon B. Johnson had the same vision as John F. Kennedy and
Abraham Lincoln, re-establish the civil rights, upgrade education and
health. In November 22, 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th
president of the United States of America after the assassination of the
president John F. Kennedy; Johnson was the vice president and after
Kennedy died he got the presidency. The library was impressive and it
needed to be like that for the important
president he was. We waited for the
visitors guide who’s named Vicky and we
started the tour, also an old lady came
with us in so that she could learn how to
give tours in the library. We went to the
9th floor and we saw artifacts which were
gifts to LBJ when he was president. Then
we went to a replica of the Oval Office
where B. Johnson worked and has
The LBJ library in the University of
reunions with important ambassadors. He
Texas at Austin
created the Oval office after he saw that
JFK’s Library had one.
He was a teacher and he saw the inequality that Mexican students
suffered, that’s why he wanted to sign the civil rights. Besides being a
teacher, he was part in the house of
“I really admire him a lot. I personally think
representatives, lieutenant
he’s one of the best presidents.”
commander, vice president, president
---Vicky, LBJ Library Tour Guide
and he had other great jobs. Vicky
showed us the library from the outside
where LBJ searched for documents. Lady Bird’s office was also in the
building, it was small but it had an incredible view. We saw when B.
Johnson became president, also when Kennedy was shot in his presidential
car. LBJ went to Kennedy’s funeral when they told him not to go, Kennedy’s
wife thanked a lot for that gesture. After that terrible tragedy, we saw how
LBJ became one of the best presidents in the USA.
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