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Friends of the LBJ Library eNewsletter

May 2008

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	Evening With Cokie Roberts Lady Bird Johnson Plaza Renovations 1968 Telephone Recordings Released

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Dear Friends, We are pleased to host Cokie Roberts on May 14 for our last Friends program this season. Following her presentation at the Erwin Center, please join us for a reception and book-signing at the LBJ Library. Please also mark your calendars for a celebration commemorating LBJ's 100th birthday on August 27, 2008. Sincerely, Betty Sue Flowers Director

Evening With Cokie Roberts

Best-selling author, award-winning news correspondent, and long-time Johnson family friend Cokie Roberts will return to Austin on May 14 to delight the Friends with stories from her new book Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation. Cokie Roberts has covered Congress, politics, and public policy for the past fifteen years at ABC News. She also serves as Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio, where she was the congressional correspondent for more than ten years and won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award, among others. Invitations and tickets have been mailed. This program will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Lone Star Room at the Frank Erwin Center. A reception and book-signing will follow in the Great Hall at the LBJ Library. Copies of Ladies of Liberty will be available for sale during the reception. If you would like to pre-purchase a copy, please contact the LBJ Museum Store at (512) 232- 2396. For more information, please visit Friends of the LBJ Library events online. Tickets are no longer available for this event.

Lady Bird Johnson Plaza Renovations

As is evident from the construction surrounding the LBJ Library and Museum and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, work is well underway to repair the leaky and deteriorating LBJ Plaza. The new Plaza will be a tribute to the life and works of Lady Bird Johnson. Soon, the flat surface of the Plaza will become a rolling arboretum of three elevated knolls reminiscent of the vegetation and landscape of Mrs. Johnson's beloved Texas Hill Country. When completed, the Library will enjoy brand-new classrooms and a renovated 1,000 seat auditorium. The Lady Bird Johnson Plaza is scheduled to be finished in time for spring flowers in 2009.

1968 Telephone Recordings Released

On May 1, the LBJ Library and Museum publicly released recordings of President Johnson's telephone conversations from January through April of 1968. Topics discussed include the Tet Offensive, Senator Robert F. Kennedy's entry into the presidential race, President Johnson's decision not to seek re-election, and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. For more information and a list of highlights, please visit the LBJ Library's website. The remaining recordings will be released by the end of 2008. LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto in November 1963.