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June 2008 eNewsletter
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Friends of the LBJ Library eNewsletter
June 2008
In This Issue
Season Wrap-up
Video Library and Autographed Books
Links for the Friends

Dear Friends,

Thanks for helping us make this season of Evening With programs so successful! We count on your participation to be able to recruit such esteemed speakers to the Library. Though we will not offer any programs this summer, we will be busy planning unique programs for the fall, as well as a series of Centennial programs. We look forward to sharing more with you soon.

Sincerely,

Betty Sue Flowers
Director

Season Wrap-up
On May 14, we concluded the Friends Evening With season with Cokie Roberts, a long-time friend of the Johnson family. Ms. Roberts charmed the Friends with personal stories and those drawn from her new book Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation.

This year, Friends had the opportunity to hear from LBJ School Dean James Steinberg, Professor Philip Bobbitt, National Book Award winner Tim Weiner, and presidential granddaughter CC Goldwater. The season kicked off with a special members' preview of the Bills, Bills, Bills exhibit, followed by a grand celebration of the re-release of Mrs. Johnson's A White House Diary. Bess Abell, Luci Baines Johnson, Jim Ketchum, Elspeth Rostow, and Lynda Robb shared personal anecdotes about some of the historical moments in the White House.

Thanks for bearing with us in the midst of the transition to our renovated space! We look forward to coming "home" to the LBJ Auditorium next spring.
Video Library and Autographed Books
If you missed a Friends program this year, you may want to borrow the DVD from the Library! The LBJ Library records and collects all Friends programs. Friends members may "check out" a DVD by contacting Sarah Groos via email or by phone at (512) 721-0176. For a full list of Friends programs this year, please visit the Friends of the LBJ Library webpage online.

The LBJ Museum Store still has autographed copies of the following books available:
  • A White House Diary by Mrs. Lyndon Johnson (signed by Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Robb)
  • Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
  • Terror and Consent by Philip Bobbitt
  • The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House by Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs
Each of these books was discussed at a Library event this year. They are available for purchase at the LBJ Museum Store website or by calling (512) 232-2396. Friends members receive a 15% discount!