Celebrate Lady Bird Johnson’s Birthday
Public | Dec 22, 2022 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Celebrate Lady Bird Johnson’s birthday with us and enjoy day-long holiday activities, refreshments, and a special exhibit about our favorite first lady. Born in 1912, in Karnack, Texas, Mrs. Johnson was a wife, mother, grandmother, conservationist, political advisor to our 36th president, philanthropist, businesswoman, and first lady. Happy Birthday Lady Bird!
Museum admission includes these activities from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Enjoy sweet treats made from Mrs. Johnson’s recipes, Christmas cookies, and spiced tea.
- Children and adults are invited to show off their artistic skills by creating their own holiday ornament.
- Tax-free shopping in the Store at LBJ.
- Explore our exhibits:
- Lady Bird: Beyond the Wildflowers, the first comprehensive exhibit about the life and legacy of Lady Bird Johnson.
- Porfirio Salinas: LBJ’s Favorite Painter: Known for his landscape paintings of Texas, many including bluebonnets, Salinas was popular among many Texans, chief among them – Lyndon Johnson.
Special activities from noon to 3:00 p.m.
- Shop with local authors:
- Mark Lawrence: The Vietnam War: A Concise International History , The End of Ambition: The United States and the Third World in the Vietnam Era
- Jean Schuler: At the Table: History, Humor, and True Texas Recipes
- Louann Temple: Lady Bird: Deeds not Words, LBJ: The Can-Do President
- Russ Whitlock: The Texas White House
- Local vendor:
- In Bloom hand painted clothing
*Last visitor admitted at 4 p.m.