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TIL Historians hoped to create a permanent indoor exhibit at Dallas Love Field to commemorate Johnson being sworn in as President there after JFK assassination. Plans came to a mysterious halt before the 50th anniversary in 2013. It is not fully understood why, the director refuses to discuss it

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