The scene at Dunbar High School November 3, 1964 as
District of Columbia residents line up for their ballots
in a Presidential election.

On November 3, 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast
their ballots in a presidential election for the first time since 1800.

The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the
nation’s capital the right to vote for a commander in chief and vice president. They went on to help Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeat Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964, the next presidential election.