LBJ Presidential Library

On the campus of the University of Texas at Austin is the LBJ Presidential Library & Museum.

Unfortunately, most of the exhibit areas are closed for renavation until 2013.

 

LBJ School of Public Affairs

LBJ Library & Museum

 

LBJ’s Presidential Limousine 

This custom built Black Stretch Limousine was used by President Lyndon Johnson beginning in 1968 while he was in Austin, Texas. Weighing 5,100 pounds, the limousine is equipped with a TV, telephone, and reserve gas tank. There is a specially designed communication system within the car for contact with the Secret Service. However, the vehicle is not armored, bullet-proof or bomb-proof.

 

 

Oval Office 

This famous room from the West Wing of the White House has been reproduced in our library at a 7/8^th scale. The Oval Office looks exactly as it did during LBJ's White House years, including the desk he used beginning in his Senate days through the White House years, rocking chair, telephone system, and the teletype machines and three televisions that kept him up to date on the news. View a slide show of artifacts and furniture in the Oval Office.

 

 

 

 

The White House Years

This exhibit showcases items from the Johnson Presidency. As the nation's hosts to foreign dignitaries, the Johnsons received many gifts, some ancient and priceless, others humble and homemade. View a slide show of photographs taken during the White House years.

 



Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium