Collection The Historic Stephen Decatur House
In 1816 the naval war hero, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., and his wife, Susan, moved to the nascent capital city of...
Page of President Johnson's daily diary from the day of the Civil Rights Bill signing.
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- Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Austin, Texas
Page of President Johnson's daily diary from the day of the Civil Rights Bill signing.
Page of President Johnson's daily diary from the day of the Civil Rights Bill signing.
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