People, Aug. 16, 1971

Historians may note that former President Lyndon B. Johnson takes about four seconds to sign his full name, and only half a second for his initials. "Lyndon's faster than I am," panted Lady Bird Johnson, trying to keep up with her husband as they both frantically autographed books, pamphlets and postcards at a benefit for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in Austin, Texas. Between autographs, Johnson chatted with book buyers, kissed babies and studiously avoided answering reporters' questions. Other than the newsmen, however, only one visitor left dissatisfied: a student who was yanked...

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