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The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Education. Located at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, it stands within the federal district’s Southwest quadrant, near major government offices and monuments. Named after Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, the building honors his strong advocacy for education reform and the landmark legislation enacted during his administration, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Architecturally, the structure reflects mid-to-late 20th-century federal design—functional, institutional, and constructed with a clean façade typical of government office buildings in Washington, D.C. The building primarily houses administrative offices and policy div