On this day in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson reluctantly signed into law the federal Freedom of Information Act. LBJ normally relished signing ceremonies. Not this time. Also, the word “reluctantly” fails to capture LBJ’s candid opinions about FOIA, some of which were reportedly unprintable.

For the story about how FOIA became law, check out this 2016 story by the National Security Archive. https://bit.ly/404qzsO