#@lbjlibrary

[deadpresidents]

Exactly 50 years ago today, on January 22, 1973, legendary journalist Walter Cronkite broke the news that former President Lyndon B. Johnson had just died in Texas at the age of 64. LBJ had suffered a massive heart attack at his LBJ Ranch in the Texas Hill Country outside of Austin, was rushed to the ranch’s private airstrip so that he could be flown to San Antonio’s Brooke Army Medical Center for treatment, but died in the airplane en route to San Antonio.

Cronkite delivered the news live on-the-air on CBS, interrupting a recorded news broadcast and reporting in real-time as he was literally receiving the information during a telephone call with longtime LBJ aide Tom Johnson (who was unrelated to LBJ and later became president of CNN).

LBJ’s death occurred in the midst of a massive week of news. Johnson’s death on January 22, 1973, took place the very same day that the Supreme Court delivered its Roe v. Wade decision, protecting a women’s right to have an abortion. Two days earlier, President Richard Nixon had been inaugurated for his second term. And, on the day after LBJ’s death, American and North Vietnamese negotiators in Paris reached an agreement to finally bring an end to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War -- the war that had plagued so much of President Johnson’s Administration and overshadowed his immense domestic policy achievements, which included more significant progress on civil rights than any other President in history with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln. 

#History #Lyndon B. Johnson #LBJ #President Johnson #Johnson Administration #Death of Lyndon B. Johnson #Death of LBJ #LBJ's Death #Presidential Deaths #Politics #Walter Cronkite #LBJ Library #LBJ Ranch #@lbjlibrary #Vietnam War #Civil Rights #Lyndon Johnson #Roe v Wade #Paris Peace Accords #50th Anniversary #50th Anniversary of LBJ's Death

[dfroza]

people place a high “value” on moon rocks

but we still need to find the sacred treasure of the heart

(moon’s Creator)

@LBJLibrary

For #NationalMoonDay 🌑, we're sharing the moon rock we have on display at the #LBJLibrary, which was collected during the #Apollo15 mission in '71.

This rock symbolizes one of #LBJ's goals as a founder of the U.S. space program: to send an astronaut safely to the #Moon & back.

7.20.23 • 12:55pm • Twitter

even if people have wanted to hear me speak, yet i had to be silent as the moon, as a book in the hands for someone to read and be open to share (the inner space) of the thought-life with me

calling out in the silence held on each page

i had to risk my heart as a “seed” in someone else’s hands

(i will be still in this)

in the writing and in the (Waiting)

in the engagement of a clear “unveiling” of heart, mind & body

for someone to be content to wait to hear me speak until seeing face-to-face, yet will still be open to read and write in thought with me beforehand to begin a conversation, and to speak of it as well to “mirror” what is truly inside

i have to seek like this from where i am

(an act of writing will find someone to be befriended)

the pure hope of this has never faded away… it has never slipped my heart & mind

[tgfpm]

#csadosdrepost from @lbjlibrary on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of his death on January 22, 1973. Days later #LBJ was lying in State in the Capitol where long lines formed to pay respects to the #GreatSocietyPresident https://www.instagram.com/p/CnuvLx7u1rh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#csadosdrepost #lbj #greatsocietypresident

[usnatarchives]

Corned Beef Hash Label 1900, NARA ID 5716501.

A leprechaun interrupts President Reagan’s Cabinet meeting, 3/17/1986, Reagan Library, NARA ID 75854671.

Sláinte! Happy St. Patrick’s Day

and Irish American Heritage Month!

First Lady Rosalynn Carter seems surprised by this GIANT GREEN BAGEL from Rep. Robert Giaimo, Carter Library, NARA ID 844014.

President Reagan enjoys St. Patrick’s Day lunch with a unicorn in Alexandria, VA, 3/17/1985. Reagan Library, NARA ID 75856015.

The Carter Family celebrates St. Patrick’s Day at the White House, 3/17/1980, Carter Library, NARA ID 6783245.

Ireland’s Ambassador to the US gives LBJ with a bowl of shamrocks, 3/17/1965, Johnson Library, NARA ID 6801637. Yes… he was really tall - 6'4"!

Shamrocks from the Irish Ambassador to President and Mrs. Bush, 3/17/2004, Bush (43) Library, NARA ID 117886259.

Do you think they served green beer? Dinner invite, 3/17/2005, President Bush (43), NARA ID 148029117.

Program from the 1921 Battery D Reunion Banquet, Truman Library, NARA ID 7233819.

See also:

Irish American Heritage Month-related resources, National Archives News.

The Forgotten Irish: Irish Emigrant Experiences in America, AOTUS blog.

National Archives Digital Records Help Irish Author Write History Books, National Archives News

Irish American Heroes, Text Message blog

Facial Hair Friday: When Irish mustaches are smiling, Pieces of History blog

St. Patrick’s Day Primary Sources! Education Updates.

Exploring Irish History Through the Famine Files and Other Arrival Records, Pieces of History blog.

Decisions of the Board of Special Inquiry: The Story of Irish Immigrant Bridget Donaghy, the Text Message blog.

Ireland’s Famine Children “Born at Sea”, Prologue Magazine

Stories From Our Holdings: Irish Researchers Study Civil War Records from the NARA/Fold3 Collaboration, NARAtions

This Week in Universal News: NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1967, The Unwritten Record

#irish #irish pride #happystpatricksday #st patrick's day 2022 #reaganlibrary #carterlibrary #lbjlibrary #ww1 #irish history #green beer #trumanlibrary #greenclover #clintonlibrary #leprechaun #pandemicholiday #otd

[richardnixonlibrary]

#Nixon50 #OTD 5/22/1971 President Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and Mr. and Mrs. David Eisenhower attended the dedication of the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. Happy 50th Anniversary to our Johnson Presidential Library and Museum colleagues!  

Visit our Facebook photo albums to view an array of photographs from the event.

#LBJ #LBJlibrary

[danielleegnew]

I found myself drinking out of this mug today (from the LBJ library in Austin, TX) — I sort of felt like the presidential seal that had worn off in the dishwasher was apocalyptically appropriate to the pandemic atmosphere 😂😜! Keep staying well, everyone 💕🙏🏼👊!! WE’VE GOT THIS!!! 🙌🙌 #irony #lbjlibrary #lbj #zombieapocalypse #quarantinelife https://www.instagram.com/p/B-GuFe5pNaa/?igshid=1eh3jk48f0dlr

#irony #lbjlibrary #lbj #zombieapocalypse #quarantinelife

[sosouthtx]

more from @SoSouth visit to the #Motown exhibit at the #LBJLibrary in #austintx Its a worthwhile #daytrip The achievements of this little start-up company are still unfolding, and unsurpassed in the record business. It’s a blueprint for a dream. @lbjlibrarynow @motownrecords @classicmotown @steviewonderlegacy @dianaross @islandrecords @defjam @berry_motown_gordy @smokeyrobinson @marthareeves_fanpage @billie.holiday @lionelrichie @erykahbadu @marywilsonsupreme @jermaine_jackson5 @michaeljackson (at Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xvdmYAUyN/?igshid=8zhdfz7za0l2

#motown #lbjlibrary #austintx #daytrip

[die-rosse]

Austin 11/03/2019

Today I did a lot of walking. First I walked to the LBJ Library, which I didn’t enter because I didn’t want to pay.

Then I walked to the Bullock Texas State History Museum. Here, I learned a lot about the history of Texas, very interesting. You can easily spend over 2 hours at the museum if you like. They also had free wifi and a cafeteria, perfect for a small break after such a long tour.

I continued my walk towards Littlefield Fountain and the UT Tower (University of Texas).

By then it was late afternoon and my hunger was perfectly timed. I had linner (late lunch, early dinner) at Kerbey Lane Cafe, the students cafe close to campus that offers good food for a fair price.

An Uber took me to Mount Bonnell, a small mountain/ hill west of downtown. It gives a beautiful view over the river. Sports shoes are recommended but don’t expect a serious hike. It’s supposed to be a nice spot to watch the sun go down, unfortunately the weather was very grey and foggy so that didn’t work out. Next to the view over the river, the view of the riversides made me dream. Both sides were filled with big beautiful mansions with pools and their own personal piers and boats. If only I had been a nanny for one of those families...

Ah well, moving on. As I walk down the hill in order to make my Uber ride back to the motel cheaper, I pass by Mayfield - Gutsch House and Gardens. A pretty, small garden with some peacocks. By the time I found out there were small hiking tours next to the property, it was already getting dark so I called an Uber to get back to my motel.

In the evening I went to “the Vortex” down the street. It’s cose place that offers a garden/ terrace with an Italian foodtruck, a cafe, theatre and live performance. I had a drink, listened to some live jazz and got to pet one of the cats. It’s so strange, but whenever someone asks me if I am homesick, I have to admit I miss my cats most of all. Nothing beats hugging your pets..

#LBJlibrary #bullockmuseum #texashistorymuseum #littlefieldfountain #universityoftexas #UTtower #kerbeylanecafe #mountbonnell #mayfield #garden #peacock #vortex #butterflybar #cats #catlover #catperson

[cutsliceddiced]

New GIF tagged giphygifmaker, happy, party, food, retro, hat, dinner, lunch, cowboy, bbq, lbj, lady bird, lbjlibrary via Giphy https://ift.tt/bTLH3Wn via https://cutslicedanddiced.wordpress.com/2018/01/24/how-to-prevent-food-from-going-to-waste

#IFTTT #Giphy #giphygifmaker #happy #party #food #retro #hat #dinner #lunch #cowboy #bbq #lbj #lady b

[todaysdocument]

“Moods: President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in Cabinet Room meeting, 2/7/1968″

Okamoto, Yoichi R. (Yoichi Robert), 1915-1985, Photographer.  Series: Johnson White House Photographs, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. Collection: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969 (Holdings of @lbjlibrary)

#LBJ #Lyndon Johnson #presidents #Robert McNamara #white house #Cabinet room #Cabinet meeting #February 7 #1968 #1960s #mood #politics

[deadpresidents]

“I don’t speak very often, nor very long. My doctor admonished me not to speak at all this morning, but I’m going to do that because I have some things I want to say to you.”

An ailing former President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks at the Civil Rights Symposium at the @lbjlibrary in Austin, Texas, on December 12, 1972. Lady Bird Johnson later noted that the former President was suffering from a bad attack of angina that day, but was determined to attend the conference and speak about what he felt was his life’s legacy – civil rights for all. But, as we know today, LBJ knew that day that our work on civil rights was not finished: “We know how much still remains to be done, and if our efforts continue, and if our will is strong, and if our hearts are right, and if courage remains our constant companion, then, my fellow Americans, I am confident we shall overcome.”

This was also a farewell of sorts for Lyndon Johnson. He was in his element and at his beloved LBJ Library, but he was struggling. It is actually a little difficult to watch an obviously weakened LBJ, who had to take nitroglycerine pills to get through the speech (if you watch closely about six minutes into the video above, you can actually see LBJ reach into his pocket for a pill and quickly pop it into his mouth), catching his breath after every sentence. It’s hard to believe that Lyndon Johnson was younger when he gave this speech than George H.W. Bush was when he was inaugurated as President. Or that Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump are twelve years older right now than LBJ was that day.

It was Lyndon Johnson’s final speech. Two weeks later, Harry Truman died and Lyndon Johnson once again defied doctors orders and flew to pay his respects as Truman’s casket lied in repose at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Less than two months after the speech, thousands of visitors were paying their respects to LBJ’s casket as he lied in repose in the Great Hall of the LBJ Library

#Lyndon B. Johnson #History #President Johnson #LBJ #LBJ Library #lbjlibrary #Presidential History #Johnson Administration #Civil Rights Symposium #Civil Rights #Great Society #Death of Lyndon B. Johnson #LBJ's Death #Death of LBJ #50th Anniversary of LBJ's Death

[tgfpm]

#csadosdrepost from @lbjlibrary - #americanaicons #RIP #barbarawalters and memorial salute to #LBJ #potus during the #GreatSociety https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4QiqkOvcC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#csadosdrepost #americanaicons #rip #barbarawalters #lbj #potus #greatsociety

[usnatarchives]

Alan Shepard was vaccinated!

From his official 751-page Military file. NARA ID 74880569.

CU Lcdr Alan Shepard, USN, seated in gondola during centrifuge run. Project Mercury film, NARA ID 83039.

Alan Shepard prepares for test simulation flight. NASA records, NARA ID 17409758.

JFK, Jackie, LBJ and others watch Shephard's lift-off . Kennedy Library. NARA ID 6816401.

#OTD 1960, astronaut Alan Shepard became the 1st American in space.

He launched aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule. His suborbital flight lasted 15 minutes and reached a height of 116 miles into the atmosphere, marking a huge triumph for NASA.

Shepard was preceded in space by Ham-the-chimpanzee, who had 430 mile ride in a Mercury capsule launched by a Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral Jan. 31, 1961.

Ham grabs an apple - his first food following this historic flight. NASA records, NARA ID 7038095.

Learn more!

Space Exploration - NASA Records at the National Archives

Help us transcribe SPACE records!

#otd #vaccinate #covid #rollupyoursleeve #jfk #kennedylibary #lbjlibrary #nasa #space #alan shepard #mercury #space travel #monkeys in space

[sosouthtx]

SoSouth visited the #Motown exhibit at the #LBJLibrary in #austintx Its a worthwhile #daytrip The achievements of this little start-up company are still unfolding, and unsurpassed in the record business. It’s a blueprint for a dream. @lbjlibrarynow @motownrecords @classicmotown @islandrecords @defjam @berry_motown_gordy @grammymuseum @jermaine_jackson5 @michaeljackson https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xuw24gNOe/?igshid=u7dwr25p6tff

#motown #lbjlibrary #austintx #daytrip

[porterdavis]

War is over. At least, it should be

Michael Beschloss@BeschlossDC·

LBJ tonight 1968: “I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President” 

This was the happiest night of my life, politically speaking. It would only be eclipsed five years or so later when Nixon resigned.

The Vietnam War brought them both down. You’d think people would learn that ware are a losing proposition, but no...

Oh, and bring back the draft. Put everyone’s skin in the game.

Photo - LBJLibrary

#vietnam war #lbj #michael beschloss

[todaysdocument]

Wedding of Lynda Bird Johnson and Captain Charles Robb, 12/9/1967

Okamoto, Yoichi R. (Yoichi Robert), 1915-1985, Photographer. Series: Johnson White House Photographs, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. Collection: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969 (Holdings of @lbjlibrary)

Eldest daughter of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, Lynda Bird Johnson married U.S. Marine Corps Captain Charles “Chuck” Robb in the East Room of the White House 50 years ago on December 9, 1967. 

#Wedding #Lynda Byrd Johnson #Chuck Robb #White House #1967 #December 9 #archivesgov #1960s #Yoichi Okamoto