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Setting up on the steps of the Main Building for the signing of the Higher Education Act

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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.

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LBJ at Old Main Dedication

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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.