LBJ Library Report
Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas. In 1927, he enrolled in Southwest Texas State Teachers College at San Marcos, Texas (Texas State University-San Marcos). He earned money as a janitor and as an office helper. He dropped out of school for a year to serve as principal and teach fifth, sixth, and seventh grades at Welhausen School, a Mexican-American school in the south Texas town of Cotulla. He later served in all four elected federal offices of America: Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President.
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1968 and passed the Act of 1965. He created programs to tackle poverty such as Head Start, food stamps, Work Study, Medicare, and Medicaid. He signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Higher Education Act to improve funding to schools, especially those in poor districts. Also, he established the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts to support humanists and artists.
My visit to the LBJ Library surprised me in a very pleasant way. The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum was created on May 22, 1971. Although I have lived in Austin all my life, this is my first visit to the library. Before my visit, all I knew of LBJ was that he was president for the Vietnam War and he created the welfare reform. Coming here has greatly impacted my view on my countries history and gave me interesting information about the 36th President, Lyndon B. Johnson.
First of all, upon walking into the museum, I was appalled by the large picture and the row of pens that were used by the president. I was surprised to see that Martin Luther King was present at a bill signing with. Watching the introduction video, I noticed how large his nose is and how passionate he was.
My favorite part of the museum would be all the “Please Hold for the President” because they gave actual accounts of the life President Johnson lived, the people he spoke to, and what
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1968 and passed the Act of 1965. He created programs to tackle poverty such as Head Start, food stamps, Work Study, Medicare, and Medicaid. He signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Higher Education Act to improve funding to schools, especially those in poor districts. Also, he established the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts to support humanists and artists.
My visit to the LBJ Library surprised me in a very pleasant way. The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum was created on May 22, 1971. Although I have lived in Austin all my life, this is my first visit to the library. Before my visit, all I knew of LBJ was that he was president for the Vietnam War and he created the welfare reform. Coming here has greatly impacted my view on my countries history and gave me interesting information about the 36th President, Lyndon B. Johnson.
First of all, upon walking into the museum, I was appalled by the large picture and the row of pens that were used by the president. I was surprised to see that Martin Luther King was present at a bill signing with. Watching the introduction video, I noticed how large his nose is and how passionate he was.
My favorite part of the museum would be all the “Please Hold for the President” because they gave actual accounts of the life President Johnson lived, the people he spoke to, and what