A panel of historians who work for the State and Defense departments and the FBI discussed their experiences with working on classified material. The event was part of a daylong conference…
270 viewsThe Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library convened a conference to focus on national security, classified material, transparency, and the role of the National Archives in presidential…
313 viewsA panel of reporters discussed their experiences with coming into contact with classified information and the legal/ethical nuances in publishing such material. The event was part of a…
208 viewsThe Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library hosted a conference to focus on national security, classified material, transparency, and the role of the National Archives in presidential…
190 viewsThe Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library hosted a conference on national security, classified material, transparency, and the role of the National Archives in presidential record-keeping.…
701 viewsDirector of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered keynote remarks on classified information and democracy at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. She covered…
896 viewsThe Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library convened a conference to focus on national security, classified material, transparency, and the role of the National Archives in presidential…
233 viewsThe University of Texas at Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History acquired the papers of presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and her late husband Richard Goodwin. Ms. Goodwin…
581 viewsThe Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, together with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, debuted a website giving increased access to LBJ’s 650 hours of White House phone…
1,239 viewsWashington Post investigative reporter Carol Leonnig provided a history of the Secret Service and reported that it is in need of reorganization. This virtual program was hosted by the…
767 viewsBill Russell and Jim Brown talked about changes in professional sports in the decades since the Civil Rights Movement. They spoke about their struggles for respect throughout their careers, as well as the…
794 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talked about voting rights, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and public service at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. Speaker Pelosi also answered…
133 viewsLibrary director Mark Updegrove showed the Presidential Suite exhibit at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. It is a reconstruction of the living space where President and Ladybird Johnson spent their…
1,632 viewsLynda Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson -- the daughters of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson -- shared their White House memories with moderator and journalist Susan Page. They were joined…
513 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson’s 1965-66 calls on the appointment of the first Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Robert Weaver, who was also the first Black Cabinet Secretary. Professor Wendell…
268 viewsMark Lawrence, director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, led a virtual tour of the facility in Austin, Texas, which showcases the legacy of the nation’s 36th…
171 viewsFour eyewitnesses recalled the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Sid Davis was the Westinghouse radio pool reporter on Air Force One when Lyndon Baines…
1,176 viewsThis program featured Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Robert Caro during the course of two days. Mr. Caro took Book TV on a tour of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and explained…
5,361 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson’s phone calls on the passing and signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Act was signed into law on July 2, 1964. Note: Some language may be offensive.
346 viewsLady Bird Johnson’s December diary entries, 1963-1968 including visiting JFK’s grave, Christmas at the White House and her daughter Lynda’s White House wedding, her 53rd birthday celebration and…
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