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January 17, 2011
by Jesse

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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  • Andrea Allen staff 1 year ago
    "It's like riding a wire fence." -- My favorite line.
  • Worth the Stars Media, LLC plus 1 year ago
    That was the point where I literally laughed out loud. God, I salute LBJ. Such a great pants wearing man.
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  • Put This On plus 1 year ago
    He was a gifted orator.
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  • mpared plus 1 year ago
    hahaha I love it its up at thecuriousbrain.com/ well done
  • daniel 1 year ago
    nice advertising. :-P
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  • Will Renton 1 year ago
    Oh come on, was the belch real? Was he going to a funeral drunk?
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  • Put This On plus 1 year ago
    It is all 100% real. I edited it, but only for time.
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  • Ray Roman 1 year ago
    Haha wow
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  • Steve Brown plus 1 year ago
    A buddy brought up a good question: Who's funeral was he going to? Was it JFK? Was he belching and ordering custom pants on his way to bury America's innocence?
  • Worth the Stars Media, LLC plus 1 year ago
    Well, not to be insensitive, but I think we all like to have a bit of levity before and after a funeral, no matter whose it is.
  • Steve Brown plus 1 year ago
    Didn't mean that to sound so wounded / sanctimonious. Mostly I just think the historical context would be pretty amazing...hearing the behavior of those in power after some craziness like a presidential assassination. I mean, we get the sound bytes and the "It's a tragic event" but to then hear the rising President just worrying about his pants is pretty....whoa.
  • Put This On plus 1 year ago
    I don't know who the funeral was for, but it wasn't JFK. The date on the recording is August 8, 1964, and JFK was buried in 1963.
  • Steve Brown plus 1 year ago
    Thanks for the info...didn't see a date mentioned anywhere.

    Not sure if I'm relieved or bummed. Ha!
  • Average Atasi 1 year ago
    It wasn't exactly a funeral, it was a private memorial for Gen. Douglas MacArthur which was held with his family at the 7th Regiment Armory, before he was moved to the Capitol building to lie in State.
  • Steve Brown plus 1 year ago
    Wow. Neat to know that. Thanks!
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  • Ryan Splitlog 1 year ago
    Well this only adds to the way I think of the famous El BJ.

    ay dios mio
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  • Chris Randour 1 year ago
    awesome
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  • daniel 1 year ago
    I think this just further proves that LBJ had JFK killed.

    Think about it: Funerals are a great excuse for pants!

    No, but seriously, he had JFK killed.
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  • Joe Moya plus 1 year ago
    neat...
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  • Paulina Plezia 1 year ago
    Gosh, if I only could describe my pants requirements that well!
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  • Daniela Petkovic 1 year ago
    Awesome work!

    Shared on TISCO!:

    facebook.com/pages/THIS-IS-SO-CONTEMPORARY/89359248691

    DP.
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  • Travis Valentine 1 year ago
    For those interested, the original recording is here: whitehousetapes.net/clip/lyndon-johnson-joe-haggar-lbj-orders-some-new-haggar-pants

    Classic
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  • Milk Products pro 1 year ago
    fits just right.
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  • anthony bruno 1 year ago
    bunghole.
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  • petenice 1 year ago
    Formal informality
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  • Mike Flynn plus 1 year ago
    Best Presidential use of the term bunghole ever...or at least until Clinton's calls start turning in to Vimeo videos.
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  • francisco feijó delgado 1 year ago
    Does he burp at 1:42?!
  • Put This On plus 1 year ago
    Yes. Yes he does.
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  • Michael Gordon 1 year ago
    Nice to know that the president carried a knife in his pocket.
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  • deafmac 1 year ago
    I can't hear. Any way to get a transcript of this? I'd love to be able to read what LBJ said. Thanks!
  • Put This On plus 1 year ago
    There's a transcript of the original audio here: whitehousetapes.net/clip/lyndon-johnson-joe-haggar-lbj-orders-some-new-haggar-pants
  • deafmac 1 year ago
    Thank you! Just what I needed to understand the clip. Funny!

    One warning to others: The transcript is Flash-based, so not iOS friendly.
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  • Twenty14Media plus 1 year ago
    I just realized how much I miss LBJ. He moved to Washington but he was all Texas (country) and real. I used to work for GTE which maintained the communication shack at LBJ ranch (Texas Whitehouse). Lady Bird woudn't let him keep beer in the house so he stored it in a fridge in the comm shack. The only problem was the communincation workers would drink it all up and forget to restock it. One day LBJ came to the shack and found no cold beer. He reemed out pretty good to say the least and after that there were no more incidents of no cold beer. He would sit out there with the phone guys and visit from time to time. He was a himself! Thanks for sharing this and animating it so well!
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  • Mauphie M 1 year ago
    But did he pay for the pants?
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