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@LBJFoundation
LBJ Foundation
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🚨 UPDATE 🚨 The Museum will remain open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM, with the last visitor admitted at 4 PM. The Reading Room and administrative offices will continue to be closed. 🎟️
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LBJ Foundation
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Thanks to the generosity and support of the LBJ Foundation, the LBJ Presidential Museum will remain open to visitors through October 15, 2025, during the federal government shutdown.
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#OTD: #PresidentJohnson stopped by to visit with the #WhiteHouse telephone switchboard operators. These operators played a crucial role in the early days of telephone communication, manually connecting calls between callers by using a switchboard. 📷 Yoichi Okamoto | 11/13/1968
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LBJ Foundation
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Earlier this year, we welcomed @KenBurns, @sbotstein and Jane Kamensky for an unforgettable evening and a first look at The American Revolution — a powerful new documentary that brings our nation’s founding to life. Don’t miss the premiere this Sunday! 📷 https://t.co/2b1k5ceG8j
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Ken Burns
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The American Revolution is one of the most important events in human history. We went from being subjects to citizens, and set in motion democratic revolutions around the globe. It’s a great story – and hugely relevant to today. I hope you can watch. #AmericanRevolutionPBS
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LBJ Foundation
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#OnThisDay: Fifty-eight years ago, #PresidentJohnson went on a #VeteransDay tour of military bases, which included Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Fort Benning (now Fort Moore). 🇺🇸 📷 Yoichi Okamoto | 11/10-11/1967
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LBJ Foundation
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This #VeteransDay, we honor all the brave men and women who have served our country. Thank you for your selfless service, valiant bravery, and unwavering dedication. 🇺🇸
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LBJ Foundation
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🚨 REMINDER 🚨 In honor of #VeteransDay tomorrow, admission to the #LBJLibrary is FREE. We’re open from 9 AM – 5 PM (last visitor admitted at 4 PM). See you soon! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/y9d4WEZNwI
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LBJ Foundation
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Introducing #MixtapeMondays — your backstage pass into Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit. Each week, we’ll dig into the lyrics, stories, and sounds that shaped hip-hop and transformed music as we know it. 🎶 Check out our new exhibit, Hip-Hop America: https://t.co/XmEHBlprbv
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LBJ Foundation
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Join us for an evening of insight and leadership as General Stanley McChrystal shares lessons from his new book, On Character: Choices That Define a Life — exploring how discipline and integrity can shape a life of purpose and impact. 🎟️ https://t.co/WiVnpUtBdU
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LBJ Foundation
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#OnThisDay: Sixty-five years ago today, #LBJ was elected #VP of the #US and re-elected to his third term in the U.S. #Senate. The #JFK-LBJ ticket defeated the #Nixon-#Lodge ticket in one of the closest elections in #USHistory. 📷 Frank Muto | 11/08/1960 | #WashingtonDC
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LBJ Foundation
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#OnThisDay: Sixty years ago, #LBJ signed the #HigherEducationAct at his alma mater, Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now @txst). This pivotal legislation expanded access to higher education, ensuring that all Americans could pursue an education. 📷 Frank Wolfe | 11/08/65
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LBJ Foundation
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#OnThisDay: Fifty-nine years ago, #LBJ went back to #Cotulla, #Texas and visited the Mexican-American school he once taught at while taking a break from his studies at Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now @txst). Mike Geissinger | 11/07/1966 | Wellhausen School
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LBJ Foundation
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#OnThisDay: Fifty-eight years ago, on November 7, 1967, #PresidentJohnson signed the #PublicBroadcastingAct and established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, paving the way for @PBS and @NPR. 📷 Frank Wolfe | #WhiteHouse - #EastRoom, #WashingtonDC
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LBJ Foundation
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Last year, we welcomed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi to the LBJ Library, where she discussed her book 'The Art of Power,' her story of transformation from housewife to House Speaker. She also reflected on her legacy and decades of public service.
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LBJ Foundation
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From her groundbreaking tenure as the first woman Speaker of the House to decades of public service, Nancy Pelosi’s leadership has left an indelible mark on American history. We thank her and look to the future she inspired—where civic engagement and women’s leadership endure.
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LBJ Foundation
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To celebrate #NationalAmericanIndianHeritageMonth, step behind the scenes with us in our archives. Explore the stunning beaded jewelry and moccasins gifted to #LadyBird during her 1966 Faces of the American West trip to the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in #Montana. ⬇️
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LBJ Library
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In honor of #NationalAmericanIndianHeritageMonth, we’re diving deep into our archives. On the Faces of the American West trip in 1966, #LadyBird visited the #NorthernCheyenneIndianReservation in #Montana where she was gifted beautiful beaded jewelry and moccasins.
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LBJ Foundation
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#OnThisDay: Sixty-one years ago, on November 5, 1964, #PresidentJohnson and #MartinLutherKingJr spoke the day after the presidential election, sharing their optimism and vision for a brighter future. 📞 https://t.co/p8ubtWfPOT
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LBJ Foundation
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#OTD: #LBJ, his family and #TexasGovernor #JohnConnally, celebrate the election results on stage. LBJ was elected President of the United States with the greatest percentage of the total popular vote (61%) ever attained by a presidential candidate. 📷 Cecil Stoughton | 11/04/64
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LBJ Foundation
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Wishing a very special #HappyBirthday to @laurawbush! 🎂🥳 📷 Eric Draper | 04/10/2014 | Former #FirstLady #LauraBush listens as former President #GeorgeWBush speaks at the #CivilRightsSummit at the #LBJLibrary
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LBJ Foundation
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The LBJ Foundation remembers former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose many years of leadership left a lasting mark on our nation. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew him.
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ABC News
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BREAKING: Former Vice President Dick Cheney, considered by many political observers to be the most politically active and influential vice president in U.S. history, has died. He was 84. Read more: https://t.co/RYLtngsN6p
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LBJ Foundation
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#HappyBirthday to 'the most trusted man in America,' #WalterCronkite, born on this day in 1916 in #StJoseph, #Missouri! 🥳🎂 📷 Frank Wolfe | Charles Bogel | Lewis
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LBJ Foundation
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#OTD: It’s #ElectionDay! #LBJ & #LadyBird began their day by casting their votes for president at @PedernalesCoop before spending most of the day resting at the #LBJRanch. Around 8:45 PM, they arrived at @TheDriskill to await the election results. 📷 Cecil Stoughton | 11/03/64
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