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Nicole Covert displayed one of the logos unveiled during the announcement by organizers of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Centennial in Austin on Thursday.

AUSTIN – Organizers are planning a yearlong celebration of what would have been President Lyndon B. Johnson's 100th birthday next year.

Birthday: LBJ's 100th birthday would have been Aug. 27, 2008. He died in 1973, just four years after leaving office.

Celebration: The "Lyndon Baines Johnson Centennial Celebration" kicks off Jan. 1 and lasts through 2008. It will honor LBJ's "can-do spirit" at events across Texas and in Washington, D.C.

Logo: The president's granddaughter Nicole Covert, daughter of Luci Baines Johnson, unveiled a centennial logo Thursday at the LBJ Library and Museum.

Participants: In addition to the library, the LBJ National Historical Park, the LBJ State Park and Historic Site, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the LBJ Foundation, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Texas State University in San Marcos will participate in the events.

Web site: A Web site – www.lbj100.com – has been created for the centennial celebrations and will post a calendar of events beginning in January.