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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1964
Page
4
Hundreds fought for space on the Ohio University green as the rope line around Memorial Auditorium opened. Spectators spread blankets and carts out early while students queued for the best seats. When President Johnson arrived, the crowd surged into a jammed, frantic frenzy.
Police and fire crews managed crowds and security during President Johnson's stop in Athens. Officers faced closed streets and shouted orders while bystanders pressed forward, causing several faintings and a heat strain. Emergency squads treated a worker with back pain, a student with heat exhaustion, and a coed foot injury. Helicopters provided a breeze as spectators endured heat for a glimpse of the president.
White House aide Jack Hyte said Ohio University Student Cabinet members joined top dignitaries for President Johnson’s address. The seated students included Stanley Board, Kenneth Bachman, Thomas Jeswald, C Bill Reamer, Philip Sherridan, Carol Congreve, Nancy Maidens, Doris McCormik, Lynda Johnson, Eugenia Adams, plus Zeta Tau Alpha president and several campus officers. Dr. George Klare and Dean William Butler accompanied them.
The Messenger and Associated Press provide photos and reports of President Johnson's Athens visit. Coverage spans Pages 1 2 5 and 8 with additional accounts and accompanying images.
The Messenger staff covered a historic Athens day with Rowland Congdon at Peden Stadium for the Presidential helicopter arrival and Lynn Tedrick at Memorial Auditorium west portico for the Johnson family honors. Photographers braved crowds from stadium to College Green while reporters tracked crowd reactions along the motorcade route and from AP assignments.
Ohio University's WOUB-TV provided exclusive live and recorded coverage of President Johnson's address, claiming a unique position among Education Television Stations. The station used two remote locations along the motorcade and at Memorial Auditorium and fed the speech to NBC, Crosley, CBS Radio, and Westinghouse networks.
President Johnson spoke at Memorial Auditorium in Athens after a day of security and pageantry. Law enforcement from multiple counties staffed the event while a White House physician and emergency unit stood by.
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