Opening Ceremonies
Held just two days after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, the opening ceremonies for the fair were attended (under heavy security) by U.S. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson and Texas Governor John Connally, both of whom received death threats.
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Famous quotes containing the words opening and/or ceremonies:
““If you do!” She was opening the door wider.
“Where do you mean to go? First tell me that.
I’ll follow and bring you back by force. I will!””
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires more time than poor busy men can usually command.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)