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SOF COMING A secret service agent pokes through some greenery, decorating the steps of the Main Building, at the Uni versity of Texas, where President Johnson is scheduled to deliver a commencement address. The sky above is dark and threatening, and just as the agent gives the foliage a clean bill of health, word comes that the Municipal ceremony has been moved to Austin's Auditor ium, a few miles to the South. The move causes some bruised feelings, since about 16 thousand persons had planned to attend the program, and the auditorum seats less than nine thousand. The ceremony, planned for 7:45, finally gets underway, more than an hour later. The first lady receives an honorary doctor of letters degree. The degree awarded her husband is an honorary doctor of laws.
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There's a standing ovation, as the president receives his diploma. In his speech, Mr. Johnson calls for renewed emphasis on higher education, and he tells the
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about President Lyndon Baines Johnson delivering the commencement address to University of Texas students in Austin, Texas. Both President Johnson and the First Lady receive honorary degrees.
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