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Mark Updegrove Says Farewell to the LBJ Presidential Library

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On April 10, 2014, LBJ Presidential Library director Mark Updegrove stood beside civil rights champion and Congressman John Lewis. Together, they had just welcomed...

 
 

Julian Castro at UT: ‘We Face a Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor’

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Where you are born within the U.S. can profoundly shape your future. In July, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that a child born in the poor...

 
 

Obama Honors LBJ in Civil Rights Summit Keynote

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As the audience at the LBJ Library eagerly awaited President Obama’s arrival Thursday morning, so did a crowd of a few hundred students, faculty, and staff...

 
 

All the Way: One Longhorn’s Play About LBJ is Headed to Broadway

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Robert Schenkkan’s play about President Johnson’s first year in office, which was researched heavily on the Forty Acres, explores LBJ and his many...

 
 

New LBJ Library PSA Features Matthew McConaughey [Watch]

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On President’s Day, the LBJ Presidential Library has released a new PSA featuring actor Matthew McConaughey. “The legacy of Lyndon Baines Johnson is...

 
 

A New Day for LBJ

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Forty years ago, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library became the first on a college campus, despite heavy protests. How an institution born in controversy...

 
 

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Remembering Neil Armstrong and the American Dream

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Neil Armstrong lived the American dream. His life should inspire us to make that dream a reality again today. We have many challenges, but our society still has...

 
 

Cruel to Be Kind: LBJ Behind the Scenes

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The most underappreciated president of the 20th century may be Lyndon B. Johnson. In his forthcoming book, Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency, author Mark Updegrove—director...

 
 
LBJ Library to Get $10 Million Overhaul

LBJ Library to Get $10 Million Overhaul

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The past isn’t dead—in fact, it’s so alive, it needs cosmetic work to keep it looking good. With that in mind, the LBJ Library and Museum is undergoing...

 
 

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A Warrior’s Last Stand

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Vietnam War hero and LBJ School professor Howard Prince, PhD ’75, transformed leadership training at the United States Military Academy and launched the country’s...

 
 
 
 
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