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and Mrs . Austi n Rhett, presiden t o f the Jame s K . Pol k Memoria l Association . Th e ladie s
of th e memoria l societ y too k th e Presiden t an d Mrs . Johnso n on a
SF.I ( R A V; K! R K( .OKI) /
KOK J K home . TIVir V Pag
ver y brie f tour o f th
- . Went to platform. CTJ spoke and presented bronze plaque to school.
2:35 Departed school and drove to James K. Polk home. Large crowd in yard. Walked through
the rooms with the President. Dress by Worth
Portrait by J.P.A. Healy
3:00 Left Polk home
- . But history lives here, too -- in the
memory of President James Polk, who served Tennessee and the Nation,
who was one of the great expansionist Presidents .... and who called this
county home.
When Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from
- Lady Bird and the Ellingtons meet LBJ at airport; LBJ late because of ceremony at JFK grave; to Hermitage, with Lady Bird in horse-drawn carriage; Lady Bird & LBJ give speeches; to Andrew Jackson's gravesite; tour of home; motorcade to State Capitol