Southwest Texas State Teachers College

[LBJ Library photo by Ruth Goerger]

This week's artifact is a (1979.140.1) Southwest Texas State Teachers College sweater from donor G. Preston Smith. The “D” on the insignia indicates that this sweater belonged to a debate team member. The most prestigious alumnus of Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now called Texas State University-San Marcos), President Johnson was an active member of the debate team when he attended SWTTC from 1927-1930.

Learn more about LBJ during his college years here.

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Did You Know…

President Johnson was a teacher, school principal and debate coach before entering politics. L-R: Elmer Graham, Debate Coach Prof. Howard Mell Greene, Lyndon Johnson, 1928. [LBJ Library photo #28-13-1 by Unknown.]

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