Duality of Place: Conflicting Messages at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum

Authors

  • Shannon C. Harris University of Texas, Austin

Keywords:

Presidential libraries, museums, LBJ, social memory, iconography

Abstract

The Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, offers

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Published

2008-01-01

Issue

Vol. 12 (2008)

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