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Recent LBJ Library News & Events

Mark Updegrove Named New Director of LBJ Library

Washington, DC. Acting Archivist of the United States Adrienne Thomas announced today the appointment of presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove as the new Director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. His appointment is effective October 11, 2009. [more..]

Apollo 8 Reunion

In honor of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Centennial and the 50th anniversary of the creation of NASA, the LBJ Library and Museum hosted an Apollo 8 Reunion on April 23, 2009.

04/23/2009 | [View Photos...]

Black History Month at the Library
 
Austin civil rights leader Wilhelmina Delco on "The Speech that Gave Power to the Vote," LBJ's 1965 address urging Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act.

02/23/2009 | [View Photos...]

NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson takes high school and middle school students on her journey on board the Space Shuttle and to the International Space Station.

02/27/2009 | [View Photos...]

On what would have been Mrs. Johnson’s 96th birthday, her granddaughter, Nicole Nugent Covert, and Mrs. Johnson’s great-grandchildren, Claudia and John Covert, cut a ceremonial ribbon to officially open the office to visitors again.

Because of construction, Mrs. Johnson’s office had been closed to the public for fifteen months. Now, repairs on that portion of the Library have been completed, and visitors may once again enjoy Mrs. Johnson’s office and the spectacular views of her beloved University of Texas, city of Austin, and the hills beyond. The office is exactly as Mrs. Johnson used it for over 25 years with its original desk, furniture, photographs, and working materials.

Betty Tilson described objects in the office and regaled the crowd with stories of working with Mrs. Johnson in this special space. At the White House, Tilson worked as head of the Social Correspondence Office. In January 1969, Tilson began working for President Johnson. After his death, Tilson became Press Secretary and Assistant to Mrs. Johnson.

Some of Mrs. Johnson’s former staff members also attended the ceremony.

Mrs. Johnson’s office is part of the First Lady’s Gallery; a portrait of her legacy as a humanitarian, an unofficial diplomat, and a champion of the environment.

12/22/2008 | [View Photos...]