Tina Houston, LBJ Library Interim Director, invites you to join Friends for the Opening Reception for our new exhibit School House to White House: The Education of the Presidents, and Welcoming the new Library Director Mark Updegrove, Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m., LBJ Library and Museum
Members of the Friends of the LBJ Library are invited to a special reception for the new exhibit School House to White House: The Education of the Presidents in its first week on display. Friends will also have the opportunity to meet new Library Director Mark Updegrove.
Our modern Presidents received educations and participated in school activities in ways as diverse as their backgrounds and political philosophies. Through the records of the presidential libraries - archival material, museum objects, photographs, and audio-visual recordings - School House to White House gives visitors a new perspective on the presidency.
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. The exhibit opens October 10, 2009, and closes on Presidents' Day, February 15, 2010.
Mark Updegrove will become Director of the LBJ Library and Museum on October 11, 2009. He will serve as the Library’s fourth Director in its thirty-eight year history.
There will not be a formal program. Friends are invited to enjoy the exhibit and reception at their leisure. Light hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served in the Great Hall.
Please return the postcard enclosed with your invitation or email your RSVP to friends@lbjlibrary.net by October 6 to indicate your attendance.