Digital Library
DiscoverLBJ is the LBJ Library's digital library. Find digitized documents, photo contact sheets, telephone conversations, oral histories, the complete List of Holdings and more.
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White House Photographs
White House photographers documented the Johnson administration in images.
Daily Diary
From the Senate to the presidency, the diaries LBJ's secretaries compiled reveal a rare glimpse into his daily political life.
The Digital Artifact Collection
The digital artifact collection provides free and open public access to records and photographs of select artifacts from the Museum’s collection.
Online Collections
Telephone Conversations
These recordings document many of the major events and decisions of LBJ's administration and provide insight into the complexity and daily management of the office of the presidency.
Oral Histories
Hundreds of transcribed interviews with people who knew LBJ and Lady Bird, including childhood friends, lawmakers, advisers, and opponents.
National Security Action Memorandums
Issued by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson or their national security advisors, these documents relayed policy statements or requests for action programs to federal agencies.
Resources
The Man Himself
LBJ was a force of personality, a master of power and the political process, and had a boundless appetite for social reform.
Selected Speeches and Messages
The full text from a number of LBJ's pre-presidential to post-presidential speeches and messages.
Head of State Visits
Foreign leaders may visit the president for numerous reasons. Organized by year, view a complete listing of informal, state, official, and private visits.
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National Archives and Records Administration
From other institutions
- Speeches: The Public Papers of President Johnson - The American Presidency Project
- Telephone conversation transcripts - The Miller Center, The University of Virginia & LBJ Library
- President's Daily Brief - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
