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MRS LBJ AT FIESTA Starts Texas Tour At San Antonio Fete

MRS LBJ AT FIESTA Starts Texas Tour At San Antonio Fete
Clip: 426228_1_1
Year Shot: 1966 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1747
Original Film: 039-028-02
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Timecode: 00:20:09 - 00:21:42

Recovered from a bout with the flu, Mrs. Johnson is started on a tour from the White House by her husband. The First Lady is out to learn more about the vast Lone Star reaches and she makes her start at a Light Fiesta in San Antonio - turning on a new system of illumination to light the river that runs through the city. Washington DC President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife Lady Bird leaving the White House. San Antonio, Texas Lady Bird Johnson disembarks from a limousine and is greeted by Representative Gonzales. San Antonio, Texas news media. High Angle Shot - Lady Bird steps up to a podium to throw a switch that will spark illumination along the San Antonio River. Lady Bird hits the switch and the lights go on illuminating the banks of the river and accenting the trees. A barge decorated with flowers traveling on San Antonio River with Mrs. Johnson waving to the people standing on the banks of the river. People sitting at tables eating dinner and enjoying the day. Spanish Flamenco dancers dancing on a raised platform along the river. Mrs. Johnson applauding the dancers