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In This Issue
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Season Wrap-Up
Webcast of Middleton Lecture
Honoring our Vietnam Veterans
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Links for the Friends
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Dear Friends,
Thanks for sharing an
unprecedented year with us. In addition to celebrating
Johnson's life and legacy in what would have been his
100th year, we opened a new exhibit on the space
program and finally re-opened the LBJ Auditorium
after years of renovation. In 2008, over 257,000
people visited the Library and Museum to enjoy our
permanent collection, our special space exhibit, and
two unique art exhibits.
As always, we will be
taking advantage of the quiet summer months to
organize and plan a wonderful next year for you and
our guests.
Sincerely,
Tina Houston
Interim Director
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Season Wrap-Up
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This year has been particularly exciting for members
of the Friends
of the LBJ Library. We kicked off the season in August
by celebrating Lyndon Johnson's Centennial with a
barbeque, live music, raffle, and more on the lawn.
Over the course of the year we hosted an
award-winning producer, a Constitution expert, a
Lincoln
scholar, and a nationally-recognized economist.
Additionally, three of Johnson's trusted former staff
shared their memories with the Friends. Thanks to
Harry Middleton, Robert Hardesty, and General James
Cross for reminiscing with us! Finally, we ended the
year with our first Evening With back in the
newly-renovated LBJ Auditorium. Next year we will
enjoy hosting our Evening With events
at "home."
Along the
way, Friends also enjoyed a number of special
Centennial and space-related programs, including a
panel discussing America's Return to the Moon
with astronaut Alan Bean, symposia on LBJ's
foreign and domestic policy, and a remarkable
evening with the Apollo 8 astronauts and crew.
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