About

The LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, at dusk.

LBJ Presidential Library

Situated on a 30-acre site on The University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, the Library houses 45 million pages of historical documents, 650,000 photos and 5,000 hours of recordings from President Johnson's political career, including about 643 hours of his recorded telephone conversations.

Mark Atwood Lawrence

About the Director

Mark Atwood Lawrence is the Director of the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum in Austin, Texas.
A section of a 50-foot-long mural that shows Lyndon Johnson a various stages of his career.

History

The iconic ten-story building was designed by award-winning architect Gordon Bunshaft and features a Great Hall with a stunning four-story, glass-encased view of the archives collection.
LBJ Library & Museum

Land Acknowledgement

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library & Museum is located in Austin, Texas, which is situated on the ancestral lands of, among others, the Coahuiltecan, Comanche, Jumano, Lipan Apache, and Tonkawa peoples.

"It's all here, the story of our time—with the bark off. There is no record of a mistake, or an unpleasantness or a criticism, that is not included in the files here."
 

President Lyndon B. Johnson
May 22, 1971
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Friends of the LBJ Library

When you become a member of the Friends of the LBJ Library, you'll be making an important contribution to the library's mission -- and to our community. You will also get special access to events.