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Join me as I explore the connection between Galveston and the political trajectory of Lyndon B. Johnson. I take a brief look into the significance of this fateful handshake, a moment that many historians consider the launching pad for LBJ's political career. This brief, postfishing trip, photo op at the Port of Galveston between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson began a relationship that would shape American history.

Watch footage of FDR's Galveston visit at the Texas Archive of the Moving Image: https://texasarchive.org/

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