I first visited Lyndon B. Johnson NHP while attending an eighth-grade camp at my school, taking a bus tour of the LBJ ranch. I have returned several times since. Once, while taking a volksmarch around the ranch, the walkers were greeted by Luci Baines Johnson, who was then residing in the ranch house. Now the house is open for tours, and I took advantage of this over Labor Day weekend. The house has been restored to its 1968 appearance, and I learned a lot about the First Family’s life at the Texas White House. The Texas Hill Country gave President Johnson a haven from the tumultuous world of the 1960s, as he brought in his advisors and world leaders, while Lady Bird Johnson got a first-hand look at natural beauty that served her well in her promotion of conservation.
Sincerely,
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
This park presents a thorough portrait of the strong-willed Texan who served in both houses of Congress before leading the country as president. This park encompasses the Hill Country home site that has been in the Johnson family since the 1860s as well as the ranch where the president is buried. Learn about President Johnson’s controversial role in escalating the Vietnam War and his celebrated “Great Society” legislation which expanded civil rights protections, national health care, and environmental laws. See his childhood bed, his clothes, his collection of rare automobiles, the one-room school he attended, and a wealth of other historic items.
State(s): Texas
Established: 1980
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