Archive for: lyndon b. johnson

 

Lessons Learned at the Vietnam War Summit: Day 1

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During the May 22, 1971, opening dedication of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, 2,100 anti-Vietnam War activists were held back by police as they chanted...

 
 

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...

 
 

Remembering LBJ, 40 Years Later

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On this day 40 years ago, journalist Walter Cronkite broke the news that the 36th President of the United States had died. President Lyndon B. Johnson—one of...

 
 

Wildflower Center Opens 16-Acre Texas Plant Arboretum

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. Magnificent red oaks, cedar elms, and other trees native to Texas—some more than a century old—will be the stars...

 
 

LBJ Relatives Give $1 Million for New Wildflower Center Garden

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Luci Baines Johnson and Ian Turpin have donated $1 million to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to develop a Family Garden that will bear their name. President...

 
 

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...

 
 
 
 
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