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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Peabody Award
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Peabody Award

Artifact ID1970.10.211
Object Type Award
Maker ()
Medium Bronze
DimensionsOverall Diam 2 1/2 in (6.4 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionBronze medallion with a centered bas-relief portrait of a man in profile labeled “George Foster Peabody” “Lover of Men". Reverse: Bas-relief of arch "Awarded by the University of Georgia for Conspicuous Service in Broadcasting...A Visit to Washington with Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson." Artist signature: “ELB”. Medalliion sits on a wooden holder.
Historical NoteLady Bird Johnson received a George Foster Peabody Award for her 1966 ABC program "A Visit to Washington with Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson on Behalf of a More Beautiful America".
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated by Lady Bird Johnson to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on December 31, 1970.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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