Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

Variant names

Dates:

Active 1963

Active 1969

Establishment 1971-05-22

Nationality: Americans

Language: English

History notes:

Established in 1971, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is one of thirteen presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. Located on the University of Texas at Austin campus, the Library houses forty-five million pages of historical documents related to the public career of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The museum provides year-round public viewing of historical and cultural exhibits.

Source: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. “About Us”. Accessed June 28, 2011. http://www.lbjlibrary.org/about-us.

From the guide to the Johnson Presidential Library Items 67-174; 71-100., 1965-1971, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin)

Situated on a 30-acre site on The University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, the Library houses 45 million pages of historical documents, 650,000 photos and 5,000 hours of recordings from President Johnson's political career, including about 643 hours of his recorded telephone conversations. The iconic ten-story building was designed by award-winning architect Gordon Bunshaft and features a Great Hall with a stunning four-story, glass-encased view of the archives collection. A centerpiece in the Great Hall of the LBJ Library is the photo-engraving mural by artist Naomi Savage. Approximately 100,000 visitors from around the world visit the LBJ Library exhibits each year.