San Marcos Record, San Marcos, TX

Local News

December 31, 2007

New year kicks of LBJ Centennial

San Marcos playing a role in yearlong celebrations

San Marcos — Today marks the beginning of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Centennial, commemorating the 100th birthday (Aug. 27, 1908) of the 36th president and a year-long tribute to the LBJ legacy.

As of 12:01 a.m., Jan. 1, the Centennial Web site, www.lbj100.org, is live, and ready for visitors to learn about the 36th president, special events that are scheduled across Texas and in Washington, D. C., and the seven LBJ-affiliated organizations that are participating in the Centennial salute.

"Daddy loved celebrating - especially his birthday. When the Texas legislature contemplated making his birthday a state holiday, Mother said that daddy would want everyone to instead work twice as hard on that day. He was a ‘can-do’ man," said Lynda Johnson Robb, LBJ's daughter.

Luci Baines Johnson, LBJ's daughter, said, "I believe that the birthday present daddy would have wanted most is for us to thoughtfully address what still needs to be done for a more just America and get about doing it."



A partial list of planned

Centennial activities:

• May 17 - LBJ School of Public Affairs - Spring convocation with civil rights leader Vernon Jordan as speaker.

• May 19 - 22 - Celebrations and programs in Washington, D. C.

• Aug. 23 - Texas State University - San Marcos - New student convocation with keynote speaker Lyndon Nugent, LBJ's grandson.

• Aug. 27 - LBJ National Historical Park - Dedication and opening of the President's Office at the Texas White House to public tours.

• Aug. 27 - LBJ Library and Museum - opening of a major exhibit on space, “To the Moon: The American Space Program of the 1960s.” LBJ co-sponsored the legislation that created NASA.

Both the Centennial Web site and logo are specifically designed to commemorate the full scope of the LBJ legacy. The Centennial Web site has several significant features including "On This Day" which will document daily activities of Johnson's life and public career using telephone conversations, photos, and videos. The "Calendar" section will have the latest information on Centennial activities.

The Centennial logo showcases the numeral one-hundred with LBJ's signature Resistol hat representing the second zero.



Centennial partners are:

• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

• Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

• Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum

• Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation

• Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs

• Texas State University - San Marcos



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