Robb, Lynda Bird (Johnson), and Johnson, Luci Baines, 2009 April 14

File — Box: 6, Folder: 7-8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection documents each lecture given and includes planning materials, pages and programs from a guest book with lecturers' signatures and messages, some posters, and commemorative medallions. Records of individual lectures may include transcripts, videorecordings, press releases, invitations, programs, and photographs. No lectures were given in 1988, 1993, 1999, 2006, 2008, or 2010.

Dates

2009 April 14

Creator

From the Collection: Texas State University (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Biographical note

Sisters Lynda Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson were teenagers when their father suddenly became President of the United States on November 22, 1963. Both have been enthusiastic community volunteers, earning numerous civic awards for their service.

Robert Hardesty and Harry Middleton were speechwriters for President Johnson and helped him write his memoirs after leaving Washington. Hardesty was President Emeritus of Texas State, having served as president from 1981 to 1988. Middleton became the founding Director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum and worked in that capacity for 30 years.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.95 Linear Feet (10 containers. Vertical file contains posters.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Copies

Video of this program was broadcast on C-SPAN in April 2009 and is available online at www.c-span.org under the title "Remembering President Johnson."

Container Summary

Press releases, invitations, programs, planning materials. Lecture also included moderators: Harry Middleton and Robert Hardesty. Presentation on the topic civic responsibility and the legacy of LBJ.