Gallery of thumbnails
Photo 01
Photo 01a
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LBJ's 1966 trip back to Cotulla
LBJ's 1966 trip back to Cotulla (see Daniel Garcia's photographs numbered 4, 5, and 6) was described in an NPR story from 2014.
LBJ Carried Poor Texas Town With Him In Civil Rights Fight
This npr.org story appears in an alternate format with printed transcript on the WLRN.org website.
Full-size jpg images
- Garcia_Daniel_01Dan Garcia at the White House with LBJ. After appearing on the TV show (I've Got a Secret) he was invited to DC by the President.
- Garcia_Daniel_01aWith card accompanying photo (see item 02 and 02v)
- Garcia_Daniel_02vItem 02 - verso/back
- Garcia_Daniel_03Dan Garcia at the White House with LBJ. After appearing on the TV show (I've Got a Secret) he was invited to DC by the President.
- Garcia_Daniel_04From 1966, when LBJ flew in to Cotulla to speak at the Welhausen School.
Identification: Dan Garcia is closing the car door. - Garcia_Daniel_04vItem 04 verso/back
- Garcia_Daniel_05This photograph (with hanging stars) was taken at Welhausen in 1966; these were LJB's students that he taught in Cotulla.
Identification: Manuel Sanchez - 4th man from left in glasses and suit. Joan Rodriguez - 3rd from left. Ortiz - woman next to LBJ. Reyes - 2nd from left, woman in glasses. - Garcia_Daniel_06LBJ's 1966 speech in the Welhausen School auditorium.
Identification: Juan Rodriguez. Victor Lopez, ___ Linderman (woman). Juan Ortiz, behind Linderman. Mac Umber, behind Dan. Dan Garcia, one away from the podium. Manuel Sanchez. - Garcia_Daniel_07Inscribed photograph from President Johnson "to Daniel Garcia, my pupil and friend."
- Garcia_Daniel_07vItem 07 verso/back
- Garcia_Daniel_08This photograph was taken at the Johnson Ranch. Dan Garcia went to give LBJ a hat.
Identification: From the right - Juan Ortiz, Manuel Sanchez. Roy Martin is 6th from right. - Garcia_Daniel_09LBJ with the students he taught at the Welhausen School in Cotulla, Texas. Dan Garcia is the child in the center holding the chalkboard sign.
Attribution Statement
Mr. Daniel Garcia's father, Dan Garcia, was a student of Lyndon Johnson's during the time that he taught school in Cotulla. He graciously allowed the Special Collections and Archives to digitize his photographs and granted us permission to use the images. Mr. Garcia retains the copyright of his photographs and any use of these image should be credited.
When using these photographs from the personal collection of Mr. Daniel Garcia, please include the following credit:
Courtesy of Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Garcia through an agreement with the Special Collections and Archives, Texas State University.