C387-4-WH64

C387-4-WH64

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Michigan Governor, George Romney standing with other officials on the dais. President Johnson was awarded an honorary degree as Doctor of Civil Law.

05/22/1964

Cecil Stoughton

Commencement Exercises at the University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Pres. Johnson's address is also known as the "Great Society" speech. LBJ and others are all wearing commencement robes and appear to be listeneing to something (speech, invocation, anthem, etc). Univ. of Mich. Banners, seal, behind them. Presidential seal on podium. Pres. Johnson's introductory remarks referred to Harlan Hatcher (President, Univ. of Mich.), Gov. Romney, Senators Pat McNamara and Philip Hart, and Representatives George Meader and Neil Staebler, all of Michigan.