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February 2008 eNewsletter
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Friends of the LBJ Library eNewsletter
February 2008
In This Issue
Special Centennial Lecture on February 22
Upcoming Events
New Puzzles in the LBJ Museum Store
Links for the Friends

Dear Friends,

The LBJ Library will host a number of esteemed speakers this month, including Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. and Salam Fayyad, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. Please read below for details and opportunities to attend.

Although we are not hosting our next Evening With event for Friends until March, we invite Friends of the Library to pick up tickets and join us for a special lecture in honor of Presidents' Day and the LBJ Centennial on February 22. Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs will be speaking on the unique relationship Reverend Billy Graham shared with a cadre of American presidents. I hope you'll join us!

Sincerely,

Betty Sue Flowers
Director

Special Centennial Lecture on February 22
In honor of Presidents' Day and LBJ's Centennial, the LBJ Library and LBJ Foundation will host Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs on Friday, February 22 to speak on Reverend Billy Graham's relationship with eleven U.S. Presidents. Duffy and Gibbs, both TIME Magazine editors, are the authors of The New York Times bestseller The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House. The lecture will be held at 6:00 p.m. in Bates Recital Hall, located behind the LBJ Library on the U.T. campus. Following the lecture, a reception will be held in the Great Hall at the LBJ Library. Copies of The Preacher and the Presidents will be available for purchase during the reception, and the authors will be available to sign copies purchased that evening.

Tickets will be available to be picked up at the LBJ Library Information Desk and the Texas Union ticket office starting Monday, February 11. You must have a U.T. I.D. to pick up tickets at the Union. Seating is limited. Limit two tickets per person. For more information on the event and tickets, please visit the listing on the LBJ Centennial Calendar for February 22.
Upcoming Events
Following are other events happening this month:
  • Feb. 7, 6:00 p.m.: The LBJ School, Strauss Center, and the LBJ Library are honored to present Prime Minister Salam Fayyad of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) speaking on his hopes for progress toward Middle East peace. The lecture will be held in the LBJ Library Atrium. Pre-registration required. To register, please visit the event listing on the LBJ School website.
  • Feb. 15: Lifetime and Sustaining Members of the Friends of the LBJ Library are invited to attend a sneak preview and reception at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in honor of their new exhibit Eyewitness - American Originals from the National Archives. By invitation only.
  • Feb. 21, 5:15 p.m.: Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. will present the keynote address for the Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy. The lecture will be held in the LBJ Library Atrium. Pre-registration required. Please visit the BJNF website for more information.
  • Feb. 26, 5:00 p.m.: The Strauss Center will present Ed Steinfeld on Playing Our Game: Chinese Economic Competitiveness in the Era of Globalization as part of the International Security Speaker Series. No tickets required.
New Puzzles in the LBJ Museum Store
The LBJ Museum Store has begun selling True Blues, a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle featuring eight Democratic Presidents, including President Johnson. The puzzle measures 13" x 19" and retails for $11.95. The Store also sells the Republican complement, titled Grand Ol'Gang.

For more information or to purchase, please visit the LBJ Museum Store online.