A7262-5
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Title
A7262-5
Description
George Foreman shakes hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson as others look on
Date
11/18/1968
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Credit
Yoichi Okamoto
Event
US Olympic Boxing Heavyweight Champion George Foreman visits President Lyndon B. Johnson
Photo Location
Oval Office, White House, Washington, DC
Secondary Description
GF was product of Job Corps (stopped school after 9th grade, got in trouble a lot, finally entered Job Corps where counsellor Charles Broadus got him interested in boxing. He entered Golden Gloves & 23 fights later was AAU Champion & had Olympic Gold Medal.) GF (wearing Gold Medal) & LBJ face each other shaking hands. Others in bkgrnd (incl photographer) look on.
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Citation
“A7262-5,” Omeka Experiment - Photos II, accessed November 26, 2024, http://photos.lbjf.org/items/show/53738.