October 18, 1959 - Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos visits Senator Lyndon B. Johnson
On the ranch of Senator Lyndon Johnson, a typically huge Texas barbecue honoring visiting President Lopez Mateos of Mexico turns into a political shindig that sends Senator Johnson's five-gallon hat into the Presidential ring. Former President Harry S. Truman arrives by helicopter as a surprise. Mexico's President Lopez Mateos, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, wife of the Senate majority leader, and former President Truman were served at a barbecue on the Johnsons' ranch. Lopez Mateos and his wife ended a ten-day tour of the United States. Trivia: Lee Harvey Oswald turned 20 this day.
On the ranch of Senator Lyndon Johnson, a typically huge Texas barbecue honoring visiting President Lopez Mateos of Mexico turns into a political shindig that sends Senator Johnson's five-gallon hat into the Presidential ring. Former President Harry S. Truman arrives by helicopter as a surprise. Mexico's President Lopez Mateos, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, wife of the Senate majority leader, and former President Truman were served at a barbecue on the Johnsons' ranch. Lopez Mateos and his wife ended a ten-day tour of the United States. Trivia: Lee Harvey Oswald turned 20 this day.