AUSTIN, TX – President Joe Biden will travel to Austin today to deliver a keynote address at the LBJ Presidential Library, marking the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
The library announced the rescheduled event last week, which was initially planned for July 15 but postponed following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
President Biden’s address is set for 3 p.m. on Monday, with a live stream available on YouTube.
The event, sponsored by the White House, commemorates the Civil Rights Act signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964.
This will be Biden’s first visit to Austin since his election in 2020.
The program will feature other dignitaries and tribute performances.
Notable participants include Ambassador Andrew Young and award-winning actor Bryan Cranston.
“We’re honored to have President Biden at the LBJ Library to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, a law that was a giant step toward fulfilling our nation’s most sacred promise of ‘all men are created equal’” said Mark K. Updegrove, President & CEO of the LBJ Foundation and a presidential historian. “Last year, President Biden said civil rights are ‘the unfinished fight of America.’ We look forward to commemorating this milestone with the President and hearing his vision for how we can continue to make real the promise of America for all of its citizens.”
In 2014, the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act saw the attendance of President Obama and former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter at the LBJ Presidential Library.
The public can watch the livestream at www.youtube.com/TheLBJLibrary/live.
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