2016 Press & Events

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos celebrates a decade of serving the community as an archive and gallery of President Johnson’s legacy with a new NASA display. The “Race for Space,” featuring an Apollo EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) Spacesuit used for training, will be on display at the museum until February 4, 2017, …

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos will sponsor Spring Shindig 2017 as the second major fund raiser for the Claudia Taylor Johnson Endowment on April 8, 2017 at Texas State University’s Meadows Center for Water and the Environment in San Marcos, Texas. Sponsors are invited to join the festivities, which will be headlined …

The Lyndon Baines Johnson National Historic Park and the LBJ Museum of San Marcos teamed up November 5th to honor Veterans with their joint entry in the San Marcos Veterans Day Parade. LBJ National Historic Park Superintendent Russ Whitlock and Ranger Susanne Corlett brought the park’s 1915 American LaFrance fire truck to San Marcos for the parade. Joining them on the fire truck ….

The LBJ Museum of San Marcos celebrated its 10th Anniversary and Fall Lecture Series with a program featuring Dr. George W.S. Abbey, Director at the NASA Johnson Space Center from 1996 to 2001. Lyndon Baines Johnson was primarily responsible for both starting and ending the Space Race with the Russians….

The LBJ Museum of San Marcos will celebrate its 10th Anniversary and Fall Lecture Series on Thursday, October 27, featuring Dr. George W.S. Abbey, Director at the NASA Johnson Space Center from 1996 to 2001. Dr. Abbey is the Senior Fellow in Space Policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at …

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos is mourning the passing of Board Member Emeritus Patricia (Pat) Murdock who served the museum, Texas State University and the San Marcos community with devotion for more than a half century. Pat died on Sept. 22, 2016 after a valiant battle with cancer. Born Aug. 30, 1939 …

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos will host The Ted Breihan Open/14th Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Quail Creek Country Club. Golfers are invited to sign up teams of four for $300 or compete individually for $75. The registration deadline is May 31. The day of the event begins …

A preview of an original opera based on the life of Lady Bird Johnson will be featured at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos spring lecture by Dr. Samuel Mungo, Director of Opera Studies at Texas State University on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the museum. The public is invited to …

For third generation Pitmaster Kent Black, serving his famed brisket and sausage at the Lyndon Baines Johnson National Historical Park next spring to benefit the LBJ Museum of San Marcos will be a true homecoming. Kent Black’s BBQ of San Marcos, Lockhart and Austin (www.blacksbbq.com) will be the featured caterer and a sponsor for Spring …

50 years ago President Lyndon Johnson signed the Higher Education Act into law. With the act, college education became affordable to millions of Americans who previously did not have college as an option. On Sunday the LBJ Museum of San Marcos marked the occasion by setting up the very desk and chair the 36th President …

Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Johnson Robb will be the honorary chairs of Spring Shindig 2016: An LBJ Party at the Texas White House on April 23, 2016, an event celebrating the legacies of their parents, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. The Spring Shindig is the first major fund-raiser for the Claudia …