Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is one of thirteenpresidential libraries administer by the National Archives and RecordsAdministration. The library houses 45 million pages of historical papers,including the papers of Lyndon Baines Johnson and those of his close associatesand others. The library was dedicated on May 22, 1971, with Johnson and PresidentRichard Nixon in attendance. The present director is presidential historianMark K. Updegrove.

The top floor of the library has a 7/8ths level replica ofthe Oval Office decorated as it was during Johnson's presidency. The museumsprovide year-round public viewing of its permanent historical and culturalexhibits and its several traveling exhibits. The library is the onlypresidential library not to charge admission, and has the top visitation of anypresidential library. Upon her death in July 2007 Lady Bird Johnson lay inrepose in the Library, just as her husband had 34 years earlier.

Location	Austin, Texas, USA
Dedicated	May 22, 1971
Named for	Lyndon B. Johnson
Architect	Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
Size	14 acres

Lyndon B. Johnson

Born	August 27, 1908
Birth Place	Stonewall, Texas
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lady Bird Johnson
Occupation	Teacher, Congressional staff
Religion	Disciples of Christ
Died	January 22, 1973
Death Place	Stonewall, Texas

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th President of the United States. Johnson succeeded to the presidency subsequent the assassination of John F. Kennedy, completed Kennedy's term and was voted President in his own right, winning by a great margin in the 1964 Presidential election. Johnson was very much supported by the Democratic Party and, as President, was answerable for designing the "Great Society" legislation that included laws that upheld civil rights. He really escalated direct American involvement in the Vietnam War. Despite the failures of his foreign policy, Johnson is ranked positively among some historians due to his domestic policies.