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Creation Date
5-28-2005
Description
This one-room schoolhouse near Stonewall is where four-year-old Lyndon learned to read. As president 53 years later, LBJ came back to the schoolhouse to sign the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that he had lobbied for. His teacher was at the signing ceremony.
In all, President Johnson signed more than 60 federal education bills.
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Photos and text © Gleaves Whitney 2005
