LBJ100.org | Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Celebration


	DECEMBER Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park The Friends of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Western National Parks Association, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and LBJ State Park and Historic Site invite everyone to a “Celebration of the Birthday and Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson” on Sunday, December 21 beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the LBJ Ranch. [download PDF...]
	NOVEMBER The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum The Final Chapter: Last segment of historic LBJ telephone conversations will be released on December 4, 2008. [download PDF...] The LBJ School of Public Affairs The LBJ School of Public Affairs Sets Participants, Agenda for the Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Symposium: “Policy Challenges for the New President and the LBJ Legacy”. [download PDF...] Click Here to download Symposium Agenda (pdf).
	OCTOBER The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Wednesday, October 1, at 10:00 a.m., Apollo XII astronaut and artist Alan Bean will open a new art show, Alan Bean: First Artist to Visit Another World. [download PDF...] The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum On Wednesday, October 15th, at 10 a.m., former University of Texas football Coach Darrell Royal and his wife, Edith, will officially share three Apollo items that were originally presented to them as gifts. [download PDF...]
	SEPTEMBER Texas State University \| SAN MARCOS San Marcos in cooperation with the Department of Communication Studies will highlight “The Rhetorical Power and Legacy of Lyndon Baines Johnson” with a two-day symposium on campus Oct. 5-6. [download PDF...] Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Vintage Military Aircraft and Their Pilots to Enliven Historic Hangar and Airstrip on the LBJ Ranch. [download PDF...]
	AUGUST Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum New video "The Great Society" is unveiled at the Democratic National Convention in Honor of Lyndon Baines Johnson's 100th Birthday. [read more...] United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison All Texans Should Celebrate 100th Birthday of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. [download PDF...] Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park announces the official opening of the LBJ Ranch home of President Lyndon B. and “Lady Bird” Johnson on Wednesday, August 27, the 100th anniversary of President Johnson’s birth. [download PDF...] Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park invites everyone to come out to the LBJ Ranch on Wednesday, August 27 in celebration of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s life and legacy. In his honor, the annual wreath laying ceremony will be presented in the Johnson family cemetery on the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall. [download PDF...]
	JULY The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum You're invited to a Texas-size party in honor of LBJ's 100th birthday - Rudy's Bar-B-Q, Amy's ice cream, live music, and family-friendly activities. Enjoy the Library's new exhibit on space. All free, open to the public. [download PDF...]
	JUNE Texas State University \| SAN MARCOS Humanities Texas Awards Grant for Collaborative Oral History Project. [download PDF...]
	MAY Lyndon B. Johnson Aides, Leading Historians and Politicians Celebrate LBJ Legacy at Centennial Events The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, as part of the year-long centennial celebration commemorating President Johnson's 100th birthday (August 27, 1908), is hosting a series of events in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Lyndon Baines Johnson. [read more...]
	FEBRUARY American Experience Campaign '08 Live! PBS' AMERICAN EXPERIENCE today launched http://www.pbs.org/presidents/2008, the online component of an unprecedented public television initiative that, for the first time, will make available more than 25 hours of presidential programming online, on TV, and on the go. [read more...] Noted librettist Gene Scheer does research at the LBJ Library for a major work commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in celebration of the LBJ Centennial. The composition is entitled, August 4, 1964, and will premiere in September. The Composer is Steven Stucky. [view photo] Luci Johnson to Lead Bike Tour of the LBJ Ranch Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park announces the opportunity for a bicycle tour of the LBJ Ranch with Luci Baines Johnson, President Johnson’s younger daughter, as guide. [download PDF...] The Dallas Symphony Orchestra will premier a major work in celebration of President Lyndon B. Johnson's 100th birthday. The composition, titled August 4, 1964, will premier on September 18, 2008. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra commissioned acclaimed composer Steven Stucky to create this much anticipated musical piece. [read more...]
	JANUARY New Year's Day Release \| [download PDF...]