In this photograph by Yoichi R. Okamoto, Lynda Bird Johnson and Marine Corps Capt. Charles S. Robb use a saber to cut their wedding cake while her parents, President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, look on. Johnson and Robb were married in the East Room of the White House, where they also cut their cake, on December 9, 1967. Per Marine Corps tradition, the couple uses a saber to cut through the five-layer cake, as they became the 15th couple to be married in the White House. Immediately following the cake-cutting ceremony, the couple performed their first dance.
In this photograph by Yoichi R. Okamoto, Lynda Bird Johnson and Marine Corps Capt. Charles S. Robb use a saber to cut their wedding cake while her parents, President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, look on. Johnson and Robb were married in the East Room of the White House, where they also cut their cake, on December 9, 1967. Per Marine Corps tradition, the couple uses a saber to cut through the five-layer cake, as they became the 15th couple to be married in the White House. Immediately following the cake-cutting ceremony, the couple performed their first dance.
