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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson posing in front of the new LBJ Library. [LBJ Library photo by Frank Wolfe #D4110]
History
Official Name:
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
Other Appropriate Name:
LBJ Presidential Library
Dedication Date:
May 22, 1971
Location:
The library is situated on a 30-acre site on The University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas. The building is on a promontory-like plaza adjoining Sid Richardson Hall and the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Library Architecture:
- Modern and monolithic in design, the ten-story building is notable for its unornamented travertine exterior
- The east and west walls have a base thickness of eight feet, curving gently upward to the underside walls of the tenth floor, which overhangs the exterior walls by fifteen feet on each side
- The north and south walls are set back fifteen feet, with balconies overlooking the campus and city
- The most notable feature of the interior is the Great Hall, with its ceremonial staircase and a four-story, glass-encased view of the archives collection
Library Architects:
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Partner-in-charge: Gordon Bunshaft
Brooks, Barr, Graeber, and White. Partner-in-charge: R. Max Brooks
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General Information
(512) 721-0200
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Supervisory Archivist
Jennifer Cuddeback
Communications Director
Anne Wheeler
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Education Specialist
Amanda Melancon
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Volunteer and Visitor Services Coordinator
Laura Eggert
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