President Biden to speak at LBJ Library in Austin on Monday: How to watch the livestream
President Joe Biden will travel to Austin on Monday for a rescheduled appearance at the LBJ Presidential Library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. The library announced the new date of the event last week.
The visit, originally set for July 15, was pushed back after the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
How can you watch the livestream of Biden's LBJ speech? Here's what you need to know:
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What time is Biden's speech Monday?
Biden will deliver the keynote address in Austin at 4 p.m. Monday. The program is set to begin at 3 p.m.
This differs from the original July 15 schedule.
How to watch Biden's speech at LBJ Presidential Library
The speech will be livestreamed via YouTube beginning at 4 p.m. and will include other dignitaries and tribute performances, the LBJ Presidential Library announced last week. Media members will be allowed to attend, but no tickets are available to the public.
Why is Biden speaking at the LBJ Presidential Library?
The White House-sponsored event will commemorate then-President Lyndon Johnson's signing of the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964. It will be Biden's first trip to Texas' capital city since before his election in 2020.
Mark Updegrove, president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation and a presidential historian, said the library is honored to host Biden for the keynote address.
“It is fitting that he returns to the Library to mark this milestone as our 46th President whose administration is committed to pursuing a ‘comprehensive approach to advancing racial equity for all,’ ” Updegrove said in a news release.
Biden exits 2024 presidential race, endorses VP Kamala Harris
Biden's days as the president are numbered, he revealed in a shocking announcement July 21. He ended his reelection campaign as fellow Democrats called for him to step down, beginning with U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin. Concerns about the incumbent's fitness for another term were raised after a disastrous debate performance last month against former President Donald Trump.
Soon after announcing his plan, Biden officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination. The current president broke the news while isolating at his Rehoboth, Del., vacation home as he recuperated from COVID-19.
There is a certain poignancy in Biden’s appearance at the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Johnson, the 36th U.S. president, after his decision to step aside from seeking a second term.
Johnson, a former vice president and Senate majority leader from Texas, was the last incumbent president to forgo reelection to the White House. Johnson decided to step aside in 1968 under pressure from protests against the Vietnam War. Doggett noted the similarities in the two presidents' actions shortly after Biden's announcement.
"When I respectfully called for President Biden to step aside almost three weeks ago, I recognized that this would be a painful and difficult decision, not unlike that faced long ago under different circumstances by President Lyndon B. Johnson," Doggett said. "Today’s courageous action caps decades of selfless service and opens the door to a convention that can build on our progress and prevent a takeover of our country by Trump and his gang."
American-Statesman staff writer Maria Recio contributed to this report.
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