Spotlight 2021 official White House ornament honors LBJ By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Dec 13, 2021 Dec 13, 2021 Updated Jun 18, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm(p$wx}v%~} Wp!X — {F4: q2:?6D y@9?D@? 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