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Hemisfair '68 tribute to civic leadership in San Antonio
Washington Merry-Go-Round recalls San Antonio’s Hemisfair transformation from a slum to a showplace of Pan-American culture. It highlights Maury Maverick’s role in promoting Spanish-American culture, Lyndon Johnson’s early career, and the political favors that helped Johnson become Texas Youth Administrator, a stepping stone to the presidency.
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Drew Pearson
San Antonio
Montreal
Texas
U.S
America
Americas
Gonzalez
Bill Linkin
Henry Gonzalez
Lyndon Johnson
Maury Maverick
Washington
Rep
Maverick
Richard Kleberg
King Ranch
Young Johnson
Terrell Maverick
Congresman
Lady Bird
LBJ
Kleberg
Lyndon
Franklin Roosevelt
Johnson
Texas Youth Administration
Roosevelt
Jack Garner
Sam Rayburn
Tom Connally
Morris Sheppard
Garner
Connally
Sheppard
Rayburn
Sam
Lyndon B. Johnson