Albert Langston Thomas was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 29 years. From Houston, Texas, he was responsible for bringing the Johnson Space Center to Houston.
United States President John F. Kennedy shares a moment with U.S. Rep. Albert Thomas at the Houston dinner honoring the congressman on November 21, 1963. Photo by Houston Chronicle
Thomas (with bow tie) at the swearing in of United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson on November 22, 1963.
Nacogdoches, Texas
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Nacogdoches is a city in East Texas and the county seat of Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. The 2020 U.S. census recorded the city's population at 32,147. Stephen F. Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches and specializes in forestry and agriculture. Nacogdoches is also known as "The Oldest Town in Texas".
Old Stone Fort Museum, Nacogdoches, Texas
The recently renovated historic Nacogdoches train depot
Sterne–Hoya House of Adolphus Sterne, the first mayor of Nacogdoches, now a museum and library