Portrait of Lyman Trumbull, a teacher, a lawyer, and a politician who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, and a U. S. Senator from the state of Illinois.
Lyman Trumbull writes to Governor A.H. Holly regarding the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson (which Trumbull opposed). Trumbull vows that each senator will act impartially.
Lyman Trumbull writes to Samuel J. Kirkwood, Governor of Iowa, regarding Republican Party politics noting that "we are having a close fight in Ill." Trumbull, who later became senator, was an anti-slavery activist.
Lyndon Baines Johnson poses for a photograph in an ornately decorated room. Photograph signature: "To Scott Lucas from his devoted friend Lyndon B. Johnson."
President Johnson lays the Presidential Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Host of the ceremony is Major General Curtis J. Herrick, Commanding General, Military District of…
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Las Vegas to deliver the keynote address at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Annual Meeting.