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LBJ for the USA

Manufacturer / Maker Yale and Towne Mfg. Co. (Stamford, Connecticut, 1869 - 2001)

Association Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908 Stonewall, Texas - 1973 Johnson City, Texas)

Date1964

Mediumplastic

Dimensions1/16 × 1 in. (0.2 × 2.5 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Clarence Gailard

Object numberPC1984.26.18

DescriptionThis Vari-Vue Flicker Lenticular pin has two distinct sides. Depending on the angle at which the pin is held, the pin has two designs: one side illustrates a blue background, and the letters "LBJ" are in bold white lettering with a red border in the center. The other side features red, white, and blue horizontal stripes reading "FOR THE / USA" in large, bold black lettering in the center. Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), sworn in as the thirty-sixth president following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, had a crucially important impact on Civil Rights in the country by signing the Civil Rights Act in 1964, outlawing segregation and discrimination in the U.S., with the signing ceremony being attended by one of the most influential Civil Rights leaders and advocates in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968). His administration had an enormous impact on protecting natural resources, keeping and improving the quality of life for Americans, and having an effect that is still recognized and relevant today regarding Medicare and Medicare programs, resulting in his role in creating more opportunities for access to healthcare for Americans.

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