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Word: johnsoniana (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Center of Power. The Johnsoniana is augmented by the papers of important contemporaries, including Clark Clifford and Drew Pearson. Says Library Director, Harry Middleton: "Dean Rusk gave us his appointment books, which is all he took from the State Department except for his hat." L.B.J.'s penchant for record keeping is not limited to the stuff of archives: the library also houses an exact replica of the Oval Office, complete with the three-set television console, and bronze-backed display cases containing the Johnson daughters' wedding dresses. Lady Bird Johnson, who chose the library site, and has been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HISTORICAL NOTES: The L.B.J. Library | 5/17/1971 | See Source »

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