What: Voting kiosk for the public to weigh in on America’s most important documents located in LBJ Library and Museum
Where: LBJ Auditorium, 2313 Red River St., Austin, TX 78705
The LBJ Library and Museum is pleased to partner with the National Archives, National History Day and U.S. News & World Report in promoting The People’s Vote initiative.
On September 17, 2003, President George W. Bush and John Carlin, the Archivist of the United States, officially launched The People’s Vote: 100 Documents That Shaped America, a national challenge to engage Americans in a lively and thoughtful debate about which documents in American history are the most influential--- which changed the course of history, shaped the United States and defined us as a people.
The People’s Vote invites Americans of all ages and educational backgrounds to vote for 10 documents from the list of 100 milestone documents chosen by historians and the National Archives, or to write in their favorites. Paper ballots and a voting kiosk are available for the public to cast their votes. Information on the 100 documents is available online at www.usnews.com/vote, in the current issue (September 22) of U.S. News & World Report, and at the LBJ Library and Museum.
Voting will end on December 1, 2003.
The Archivist will announce the results of The People’s Vote and unveil the ten documents that received the most votes in a ceremony at the National Archives on December 15, 2003, The Bill of Rights Day.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum at 2313 Red River Street, Austin, Texas on the University of Texas campus is easily accessed off I-35. The hours are 9 am to 5 pm daily (closed Christmas day) and admission is free.
For more information, check out our website at www.lbjlib.utexas.edu for online exhibits and information on forthcoming temporary exhibits.