Lady Bird Johnson Archives

Lyndon Johnson Sent This Photo to Lady Bird During Their Courtship

January 1, 2022June 28, 2013 by ghostsofdc

LBJ sent this photo to Lady Bird during their courtship. The caption reads "For Bird--A lovely girl with ideals, principles, intelligence, and refinement from her sincere admirer, Lyndon" (Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library)

Discover the sweet gesture of love Lyndon Johnson sent to his beloved, Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor, during their courtship. A photo from the National Archives reveals Johnson’s touching message of admiration.

All Eyes On The Hirshhorn, But It Wasn’t Always Pretty (Or Round)

December 26, 2019March 22, 2012 by ghostsofdc

This is a guest post by Aaron. Art fans will focus Thursday night on the outer walls of the Hirshhorn Museum. Eleven video projectors will paint the Smithsonian’s modern and contemporary ring with 360 degrees of a looping film called, “SONG 1.” The Hirshhorn’s exterior will become exhibition space as artist Doug Aitken transforms the circumference … Read more

Home Movie Footage from Lady Bird Johnson During the 1960s

January 13, 2012 by ghostsofdc

The description below is cut straight from YouTube. This is a home movie from Lady Bird Johnson during the 1960s. The LBJ Library has an entire YouTube channel dedicated to these, so check them out. They’re also on Twitter and Facebook.

The footage is outside and the film is silent. The film starts with Lady Bird Johnson and others posing in front of a house somewhere in Virginia? There are views of the house and unidentified women and a man posing and then unidentified people sitting/eating at tables.