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5/12/2013 |
Our
location - Johnson City, TX
LBJ Ranch |
As we were traveling to Fort Worth, we stopped in Johnson City, TX.
We extended the overnight stop to tour the boyhood home of Lyndon
Baines Johnson.
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Johnson City was not named for LBJ but for an uncle.
LBJ was born on a ranch about 20 miles away from Johnson City and
move to this house that his father bought. |
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Boyhood one room schoolhouse.. |
![LBJ Boyhood Home](../../timages/WhereAreWeNow/LBJRanch/LBJRanch03.jpg) |
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The Johnson family cemetery |
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The house LBJ was born in. |
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The LBJ Ranch was large enough that they had
their own Show Barn like you see at state fairs. |
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This tree was called the Cabinet Tree as LBJ held conferences when
he was at the Western Whitehouse. |
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In the Guest Office there is a mockup of the presidential podium. |
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This Jetstar allowed LBJ to use his Texas ranch as the Western
Whitehouse as he could fly to California and back in the same day
from the ranch. |
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Model T owned by LBJs parents |
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1923 Ford modified to be a SUV,
An Amphicar owned by LBJ |
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The most known cars that LBJ had were the Lincoln Continental
convertibles he drove at great speeds around the ranch, |
![LBJ Ranch](../../timages/WhereAreWeNow/LBJRanch/LBJRanch26.jpg) |
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