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December 15, 1966. LBJ views a model of the U.S. Pavilion for Expo ’67, the World’s Fair to be held in Canada. The pavilion is a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller. 
In conversation around model with geodesic dome are: Leonard Marks (2nd from left), President Lyndon B. Johnson, R. Buckminster Fuller (2nd from right).  Others: Amb. Edgar Ritchie (Canada), Pierre Dupuy (Canada), Milton Friedman. The photo was taken in the Cabinet Room of the White House. LBJ Presidential Library photo A3492-7, public domain. 
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December 15, 1966. LBJ views a model of the U.S. Pavilion for Expo ’67, the World’s Fair to be held in Canada. The pavilion is a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller. 

In conversation around model with geodesic dome are: Leonard Marks (2nd from left), President Lyndon B. Johnson, R. Buckminster Fuller (2nd from right).  Others: Amb. Edgar Ritchie (Canada), Pierre Dupuy (Canada), Milton Friedman. The photo was taken in the Cabinet Room of the White House. LBJ Presidential Library photo A3492-7, public domain. 

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