Join us for a Texas-sized Party at the LBJ Library & Museum
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Birthday Party & Exhibit Opening
To the Moon: The American Space Program in the 1960s
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of President Johnson’s birth, the LBJ Library and Museum is presenting a major exhibit on space entitled To the Moon: The American Space Program in the 1960s. The exhibit opens at 9:00 a.m. on August 27, 2008, and ends on July 20, 2009, the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. As Senate majority leader, Johnson co-sponsored the legislation creating NASA, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008. To read more about the exhibit, please click here.
In honor of LBJ’s birthday, cake, water, and coffee will be served in the Great Hall of the LBJ Library from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Birthday cake will also be served on the West Mall near the Texas Union.
That evening, the Austin community is invited to a free, Texas-sized party to celebrate LBJ’s birthday. President and Mrs. Johnson were famous for the barbeque dinners they held to entertain foreign dignitaries, astronauts, members of his administration, and their friends. The celebration will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in a large tent on the lawn in front of the Library.
Highlights include:
Rudy’s Bar-B-Q dinner
LBJ peach ice cream from Amy’s Ice Creams
Fresca (LBJ’s favorite soft drink) and other beverages provided by Austin Coca-Cola
Music by The Riff Ryders
Fun, family-friendly activities, including a balloon wrangler
Live TV coverage of the Democratic National Convention
Visitors are encouraged to tour the new space exhibit. The Library and Museum will remain open until 8:00 p.m. Those who tour the exhibit will be entered into a raffle for an assortment of unique door prizes.
The Museum Store will also remain open until 8:00 p.m. Additionally, the Museum Store will have commemorative Centennial products, including T-shirts, polo-style shirts, baseball caps, mugs, and posters, available for sale under the tent.
Admission is free. The LBJ Library is located at 2313 Red River Street. Free parking will be available all day in Lot 38, and Lots 37, 39 and 40 after 4:00 p.m. Please click here for a detailed map of the area. Shuttle service will be provided from the LBJ visitors’ parking lot (Lot 38) to the entrance of the tent on Robert Dedman Drive for those unable to descend the ramp or stairs to the lawn.
For our out of town guests, hotel rooms have been reserved at the DoubleTree Guest Suites on West 15th Street for the evenings of August 26 and 27. Rooms are $149 per night. To book, please contact the DoubleTree directly at (512) 478-7000 and refer to the LBJ Centennial Celebration/August. Rooms will be released on August 4.
In this election year, learn about our country’s 36th President and First Lady, Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson! Celebrate LBJ’s birthday by enjoying free barbeque, ice cream, drinks, great music, and learning about the history of America’s space program.
Questions? Please email LBJ100@lbjfoundation.org.