Tuesday, March 29, 2011

LBJ orders some pants

My suite-mate sent out this video a couple days ago and I just got around to watching it.  It's a recorded call from President Johnson ordering slacks, and it's just too good not to post.  This recording (along with the animation) has so many levels of awesomeness, I can't even explain it.  Just watch.



The blog Put This On created the animation and included the following info:

"In 1964, Lyndon Johnson needed pants, so he called the Haggar clothing company and asked for some. The call was recorded (like all White House calls at the time), and has since become the stuff of legend. Johnson's anatomically specific directions to Mr. Haggar are some of the most intimate words we've ever heard from the mouth of a President.



We at Put This On took the historic original audio and gave it to animator Tawd Dorenfeld, who created this majestic fantasia of bungholiana.



Enjoy this special treat from Put This On: LBJ Orders Pants. Then share it with a friend who loves pants."

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