A view of the LBJ Presidential Library located on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Johnson served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
Dedicated in 1971, the building is on a promontory-like plaza adjoining Sid Richardson Hall and the LBJ School of Public Affairs seen here in the background. The graduate school was founded in 1970 to offer training in public policy analysis and administration for students that are very interested in pursuing careers in government and public affairs-related areas of the private and nonprofit sectors. It is one of the top public affairs graduate schools in the nation.
The LBJ Library and Museum was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and R. Max Brooks of Brooks, Barr, Graeber, and White. Modern and monolithic in design, the ten-story building is notable for its un-ornamented travertine exterior.
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. Two photos of the Great Hall were previously posted in this series.
The Library houses 45 million pages of historical documents, 650,000 photos, and 5,000 hours of recordings from President Johnson's political career, including about 643 hours of his recorded telephone conversations. The museum collection contains more than 54,000 objects donated by the President and Mrs. Johnson, their family, close friends, associates, and the American people.
The collection is very diverse and includes objects ranging from Middle Eastern antiquities and coins to postage stamps to Oval Office furniture. The art collection ranges from drawings by schoolchildren to masterpieces by such renowned artists as Americans Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and Winslow Homer, and Mexican Diego Rivera.
The core of the museum collection consists of personal objects owned, used, bought, or worn by the president and first lady, all donated by President Johnson under the Presidential Libraries Act (1955). These objects include the clothing worn by the President and First Lady at the 1964 inauguration, pens, paper, and chairs used in the Oval Office, the desk used for the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and thousands of objects related to their daily lives, official duties, and political events.
The Johnson library is one of 13 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Tags: Austin ATX Capitol City State of Texas Texas TX Seat Travis County Presidential Library Museum Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum LBJ Presidential Library LBJ School of Public Affairs 36th President United States University of Texas at Austin UT Architectural Style Modern Architects Gordon Bunshaft R. Max Brooks National Archives and Records Administration Canon EOS 5D Mark IV 5DM4
An exterior view of the LBJ Presidential Library located on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Johnson served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
Dedicated in 1971, the building is on a promontory-like plaza adjoining Sid Richardson Hall and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Architects on the project were Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and R. Max Brooks of Brooks, Barr, Graeber, and White.
Modern and monolithic in design, the ten-story building is notable for its un-ornamented travertine exterior. Tavertine is a variety of limestone that has a light colour and takes a good polish; it is often used for walls and interior decorations in public buildings. 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.
Situated on a 30-acre site on The University of Texas campus, 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. The museum collection contains more than 54,000 objects donated by the President and Mrs. Johnson, their family, close friends, associates, and the American people.
The collection is very diverse and includes objects ranging from Middle Eastern antiquities and coins to postage stamps to Oval Office furniture. The art collection ranges from drawings by schoolchildren to masterpieces by such renowned artists as Americans Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and Winslow Homer, and Mexican Diego Rivera.
The core of the museum collection consists of personal objects owned, used, bought, or worn by the president and first lady, all donated by President Johnson under the Presidential Libraries Act (1955). These objects include the clothing worn by the President and First Lady at the 1964 inauguration, pens, paper, and chairs used in the Oval Office, the desk used for the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and thousands of objects related to their daily lives, official duties, and political events.
The Johnson library is one of 13 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Tags: Austin Travis County Texas TX Library Museum Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum LBJ Presidential Library 36th President United States University of Texas at Austin UT Architectural Style Modern Architects Gordon Bunshaft R. Max Brooks National Archives and Records Administration Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
An exterior view of the LBJ Presidential Library located on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Johnson served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
Dedicated in 1971, the building is on a promontory-like plaza adjoining Sid Richardson Hall and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Architects on the project were Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and R. Max Brooks of Brooks, Barr, Graeber, and White.
Modern and monolithic in design, the ten-story building is notable for its un-ornamented travertine exterior. Tavertine is a variety of limestone that has a light colour and takes a good polish; it is often used for walls and interior decorations in public buildings. 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.
Situated on a 30-acre site on The University of Texas campus, 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. The museum collection contains more than 54,000 objects donated by the President and Mrs. Johnson, their family, close friends, associates, and the American people.
The collection is very diverse and includes objects ranging from Middle Eastern antiquities and coins to postage stamps to Oval Office furniture. The art collection ranges from drawings by schoolchildren to masterpieces by such renowned artists as Americans Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and Winslow Homer, and Mexican Diego Rivera.
The core of the museum collection consists of personal objects owned, used, bought, or worn by the president and first lady, all donated by President Johnson under the Presidential Libraries Act (1955). These objects include the clothing worn by the President and First Lady at the 1964 inauguration, pens, paper, and chairs used in the Oval Office, the desk used for the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and thousands of objects related to their daily lives, official duties, and political events.
The Johnson library is one of 13 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Tags: Austin Travis County Texas TX Library Museum Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum LBJ Presidential Library 36th President United States University of Texas at Austin UT Architectural Style Modern Architects Gordon Bunshaft R. Max Brooks National Archives and Records Administration Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
A view of the Great Hall at the LBJ library displaying the spines of red archival boxes through the four-story, glass-encased archives collection. Situated on a 30-acre site on The University of Texas campus, 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. The museum collection contains more than 54,000 objects donated by the President and Mrs. Johnson, their family, close friends, associates, and the American people.
Dedicated in 1971, the modern design ten-story building is on a promontory-like plaza adjoining Sid Richardson Hall and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Architects on the project were Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and R. Max Brooks of Brooks, Barr, Graeber, and White.
The LBJ Library and Museum is one of the 13 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Tags: Austin ATX Capitol City State of Texas Texas TX Seat Travis County Presidential Library Museum Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum LBJ Presidential Library Great Hall Archives Records 36th President United States University of Texas at Austin UT Architectural Style Modern Architects Gordon Bunshaft Skidmore, Owings & Merrill R. Max Brooks Barr, Graeber, and White National Archives and Records Administration Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
A view of the Great Hall at the LBJ library displaying the spines of red archival boxes through the four-story, glass-encased archives collection. Situated on a 30-acre site on The University of Texas campus, 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. The museum collection contains more than 54,000 objects donated by the President and Mrs. Johnson, their family, close friends, associates, and the American people.
Dedicated in 1971, the modern design ten-story building is on a promontory-like plaza adjoining Sid Richardson Hall and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Architects on the project were Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and R. Max Brooks of Brooks, Barr, Graeber, and White.
The LBJ Library and Museum is one of the 13 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Tags: Austin ATX Capitol City State of Texas Texas TX Seat Travis County Presidential Library Museum Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum LBJ Presidential Library Great Hall Archives Records 36th President United States University of Texas at Austin UT Architectural Style Modern Architects Gordon Bunshaft Skidmore, Owings & Merrill R. Max Brooks Barr, Graeber, and White National Archives and Records Administration Canon EOS 5D Mark IV