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Getting some free cake on LBJs birthday is a rich tradition

The decision by the National Archives and Records Administration was made due to worsening COVID-19 conditions in Travis County.

Despite a strain of political poison left over from the presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson, as well as tensions on the University of Texas campus about the ongoing Vietnam War, the LBJ Presidential Library was dedicated in windy, muggy conditions at 11:30 a.m. May 22, 1971.  Friends and enemies alike, including President Richard Nixon, gathered 50 years ago on what was then the eastern edge of the UT campus to marvel at the monolithic, marble-clad tower that held the presidential papers, li...

Sure others have come as well to pay their respects. theyll be doing it where we are right now at the presidential library. people have gathered already to see -- to get ready for this moment. it will be a sad moment. he will be laid to rest and hell rejoin barbara bush, who was laid to rest here back in april. >> and this presidential library, its sad while were saying good-bye to presidents, but what great gifts they are across the country. i interviewed bob gates, who is also a giant fan of t...

First. this voting thing is just gonna have to wait. >> many historians take issue with that portrayal. the director at the lbj library wrote this characterization of the 36th president flies in the face of history. why does the films mischaracterization matter? because at a time when racial tension is high in this country, from ferguson to brooklyn, it does no good to bastardize one of the most hallowed chapters of the civil rights move by suggesting the president stood in the way of progress. ...

>> ji. >> and i discovered how much of a news junky you are. >> i enjoy it. >> youre so plugged in. >> you appeared on "breaking bad." >> i did. >> are we allowed to say that. in an episode i directed. >> you directed that one? really? >> yes, i did. >> those were the days, im sure thats what gave the momentum to "breaking bad." >> thats it. >> the thing about you being so plugged in to current news, i wondered if thats what inspired you and your historical fascination. clearly, you didnt just d...

Health care ceases to be an issue? >> thats hard to say. i spoke at the lbj library the other day. you know, most of us werent around to pay real close attention to those debates. they are pretty distance now in the past. apparently it took several years before people realized, hey, medicare really works and its lifting a lot of seniors out of despair and poverty. so weve been through this cycle before and weve made strides in our commitment to each other and some of the insurance programs, ther...

>> i think its hard to say. its interesting. i spoke at the lbj library the other day, and most of us werent around to pay it real close attention to those debates, or theyre pretty distance in the past. it took several years before people realized, medicare actually works, and its lifting a lot of seniors out of despair and poverty. so weve been through this cycle before. it happens each and every time we make some strides in terms of strengthening our commitments to each other and we expand so...

Rights summit this week at l.b.j. library delivered by the 44th president of the united states who expressed his gratitude to the 36th president of the united states. >> because of the civil rights movement, because of the laws president johnson signed, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody. not all at once, but, but they swung open. not just blacks and whites. but also women. and latinos. asians. and native americans. and gay americans. and americans with a disability....

Absence of oppression. >> obama wants equality in the work place. that makes no sense. why would i stare at a mans chest. >> we have big news from the world of late night tv. >> a new contender for the king of late night, steven colbert, the next host of the late show. >> i live my life by a scorched earth policy. >> colbert will play himself. >> this was my enemy. now i have his head. >> not the character he plays on comedy central. >> no longer is comedy going to be a covert assault. >> rush l...