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President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1966 visit to Argonne National Laboratory-West

  • 1966-Aug-26

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Black and white photograph of Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) standing with President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), flanked by two unidentified staffers or scientists. The men are standing in the Argonne National Laboratory-West facility, where the Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I), the first breeder reactor, became one of the first electricity-generating nuclear power plants. On Aug. 26, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson presided over ceremonies that designated the retired EBR-I reactor a Registered Historical National Monument.

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“President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1966 Visit to Argonne National Laboratory-West,” August 26, 1966. Records of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Nuclear Division, Box 14. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xvgr3jg.

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