• President and Mrs. Johnson Pose with the Johnson-Robb Wedding Party
    Frank Wolfe
    Yellow Oval Room
    Second Floor
    celebrations
    weddings
    In this photograph by Frank Wolfe, President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson pose with their daughter, Lynda Bird Johnson, on her wedding day on December 9, 1967. The Johnsons are joined by Lynda's groom, Marine Corps Capt. Charles S. Robb, her younger sister, Luci Baines Johnson, to the right of Mrs. Johnson, and the wedding party in the Yellow Oval Room on the Second Floor of the White House. This photograph was captured following Lynda and Charles' ceremony in the East Room. Along with the bridal ensemble, Geoffrey Beene designed the bridesmaids’ red velvet dresses which were inspired by Francisco Goya’s 1787-1788 painting Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga and reflected the medieval aesthetic popularized by the 1967 film Camelot.
  • 25th Anniversary of the Inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson
    Frank Wolfe
    presidential sites & libraries
    commemorations
    Texas
    This photograph taken by Frank Wolfe on May 4, 1990, depicts a celebration held at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library Auditorium in Austin, Texas, for the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Pictured here from left to right: Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, and Luci Baines Johnson.
  • Presentation of the East Room Crèche
    Frank Wolfe
    decorations
    crèche
    State Floor
    East Room
    Christmas
    winter holidays
    This photograph, taken by Frank Wolfe on December 15, 1967, shows First Lady Lady Bird Johnson posing with guests beside a crèche in the East Room. The Neapolitan crèche was gifted to the White House by Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. of Far Hills, New Jersey, pictured here behind Mrs. Johnson. The donation included 39 hand-painted figurines. The 14-foot tall crèche setting display was built by Tony Award-winning stage designer Donald Oenslager, with mechanisms for annual disassembly.
  • Johnson Family Christmas Portrait
    Frank Wolfe
    Yellow Oval Room
    winter holidays
    Christmas
    Second Floor
    pets
    First Family
    In this photograph, taken by Frank Wolfe on December 24, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson poses with his growing family for a holiday portrait in the Yellow Oval Room. Seated from left: first daughter Luci Baines Johnson Nugent with her son Patrick Lyndon Nugent on her lap; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; President Johnson with dog Yuki; and first daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb cradling infant daughter Lucinda Robb. The family's private Christmas tree is visible in the background. On the wall are paintings "The Forest" (left) and "House on the Marne" (right) by Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne.
  • President and Mrs. Johnson in the Texas Hill Country
    Frank Wolfe
    residence
    Texas
    staff
    In this photograph, taken by Frank Wolfe on July 5, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson walk among the wildflowers near their Texas ranch. President Johnson derived a sense of place and personal identity from the Texas Hill Country, the land where he was born. In December 1971, he donated his reconstructed birthplace, childhood home, and beloved ranch to the National Park Service so that the landscape that was so important to him would be preserved alongside his history.
  • President and Mrs. Johnson Greet Prime Minister Gandhi
    Frank Wolfe
    White House Guests
    State Visit
    Head of State
    North Portico
    In this photograph, taken by Frank Wolfe on March 28, 1966 at the North Entrance, President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson greet Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during a State Visit. Gandhi became Prime Minister on January 24, 1966 and was the first woman to serve as the leader of India. She made multiple visits to the United States during her two terms as Prime Minister. Immediately following her arrival, the Johnsons gifted the Prime Minister a silver tea service with the presidential seal, an alligator handbag, and two books in the Yellow Oval Room. The Prime Minister gifted the Johnsons two rugs, an embroidered saddle, and several books.
  • Appointment of Tyler Abell as Chief of Protocol
    Frank Wolfe
    White House Guests
    children
    Yellow Oval Room
    Second Floor
    In this photograph, taken by Frank Wolfe in the Yellow Oval Room on September 25, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson converse with newly appointed Chief of Protocol Tyler Abell, his wife Bess Abell, who served as the first lady's social secretary, and their children.