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February 2010 eNewsletter
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Friends of the LBJ Library eNewsletter
February 2010
In This Issue
Viewing of the Declaration of Independence Broadside
Special Program with Sir Nigel Sheinwald
School House to White House Exhibit
Links for the Friends

Dear Friends,

Thanks to those of you who joined us on the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama's historic inauguration for a memorable evening with four chief White House photographers, who shared their work and stories of Presidents of the last two generations. If you missed the program, or want to see it again, the webcast is now on our website at LBJLibrary.org, and will be broadcast on C-SPAN on February 6 (please check local listings).

The program was sold out, so I encourage you to respond early to upcoming invitations. To that end, please mark your calendars for our next Evening With presentation on March 24, as former Secretary of State James A. Baker II, joins us.

Below are some other things coming up at the Library that I think you should know about.

All best,

Mark K. Updegrove
Director

Viewing of the Declaration of Independence Broadside
The Declaration of Independence broadside is returning to the LBJ Library and Museum! Visit one of 25 surviving broadsides on Saturday, February 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Known as the Dunlap broadside, this original copy of the Declaration of Independence was printed on the evening of July 4, 1776. The Dunlap broadsides were delivered to the nation's founders early in the morning of July 5, 1776. One copy was officially entered into the Congressional Journal, and additional copies of the freshly drafted Declaration of Independence were carried by riders on horseback throughout the colonies and read aloud to assembled colonists.

Producer Norman Lear acquired a Dunlap broadside of the Declaration in June 2000 with the goal of bringing the "People's Document" directly to Americans - especially young people - to inspire them to participate in civic activism, to exercise their rights, and above all, to vote.
Special Program with Sir Nigel Sheinwald
The LBJ Library and Museum and The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host a keynote speech on British policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan by the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United States, Sir Nigel Sheinwald. The speech will be held on Tuesday, February 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the Atrium of the LBJ Library.

This discussion comes at a crucial time, after the London Conference on Afghanistan and as the troop surge builds. The U.K. has some 10,000 troops fighting alongside American troops and is committed to denying Al Qaeda safe haven.

We have already reached capacity for this program. For those that have received a confirmation email, your name will be kept on a list at the door. (Please note - this is not part of the Library's Evening With speaker series, and there will not be a reception following the event.)


Photo courtesy of the British Embassy.
School House to White House Exhibit
Closing soon! Our special exhibit School House to White House: The Education of the Presidents will close on Presidents' Day, February 15. Visit soon to gain a new perspective on the presidency.

Our modern Presidents received educations and participated in school activities in ways as diverse as their backgrounds and political philosophies. The exhibit, prepared by the National Archives and Records Administration, charts the educational experiences of our Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton. Visitors will learn which sports the presidents played, what kind of homework and grades the presidents were given, how classrooms were organized, and family involvement in their learning experiences.