The Friends of the LBJ Library is the organization that supports many of the activities of the LBJ Library and Museum which are not funded by the federal government. Friends of the LBJ Library is a subsidiary of the Lyndon Johnson Foundation.
We invite you to become a member of the Friends of the LBJ Library and participate in the stimulating and educational experiences a membership affords.
Join or Renew Your Membership
We now offer the opportunity to join or renew your Friends membership online. Please click to contribute online today. Contributions Page
If you prefer to print and mail your membership form, you can download and print it here.
Membership Form*
As a Friend you will be invited to attend the many events made possible by the Friends of the LBJ Library: preview receptions for major exhibitions; symposia and conferences; and the esteemed lecture series, “An Evening With...,” which features noted authors, politicians, journalists, statesmen, and historians. In recent years, speakers have included former Secretary of State James Baker, First Lady of California Maria Shriver, TIME Magazine Editors Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs, Senator Bill Bradley, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, producer CC Goldwater, journalist Cokie Roberts, and the last man to walk on the moon, Captain Gene Cernan.
Membership benefits include:
- An invitation and free admission to the lecture series “An Evening With...”
- The newsletter Among Friends of LBJ and monthly eNewsletter
- An invitation to opening receptions for new exhibitions
- Advance information on major symposia and other events
- 15% discount on purchases made in the LBJ Museum Store
- Free admission to all other presidential libraries (The LBJ Library is the only presidential library that does not charge admission.)
Sustaining members donate $250 or more annually and receive invitations to the annual Harry Middleton Lectureship in addition to the benefits listed above. Recent lecturers have included author and historian Douglas Brinkley, journalist Tom Brokaw, and playwright David Mamet.
Please contact Sarah McCracken, Programs Manager, at (512) 721-0176 or email friends@lbjlibrary.net for more information.