LBJ's Ranch in Stonewall, TX - July 1st, 2015
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Visit LBJ's Ranch near Stonewall, TX; get a driving pass at the visitor center
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Pass by Trinity Lutheran to cross the river into the ranch
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Stop at a one room school house at the entrance of the ranch
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LBJ attended this school when he was four years old
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He signed the Elemetary & Secondary Education Act as president here
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Inside of school protected by plexiglass wall
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No more gum found stuck under desks since the plexiglass was added
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Next visit the reconstructed birthplace of LBJ
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LBJ reconstructed the house to use as a guest house for the ranch
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The house is the same architectural style as the original house
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The original was built in 1889 by the President's grandfather
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The original was torn down in the 1940s & this is a much nicer rendition
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The house has no central heat or air conditioning
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But has a modern kitchen, bathroom, running water, and electricity
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A grasshopper keeps a watchful eye on me during my visit
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Used between 1964-66 as a guest cottage for overflow company
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The outhouse is purely decorational since the barn has working bathrooms
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Depart the barn and head toward the car to continue our visit
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One is reminded the this continues to be a working ranch and it would be best to drive slow on the roads throughout
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Next stop on the visit is the Johnson Family Cemetery
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LBJ's family is buried together in a row, siblings & spouses left, wife, parents and grandparents right. LBJ bought the ranch from Frank Martin in 1951
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LBJ's tombstone, he died of a heart attack at age 64
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Ladybird continued 34 years without him, loved by all
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LBJ's mother gave birth to him two hundred yards away from here
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LBJ's father, Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., was a state legislator
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LBJ's paternal grandfather and grandmother are far right of him
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LBJ's oldest sister, Rebekah, was two years younger than him
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Rebekah's husband Oscar Bobbitt outlived her by 17 years
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LBJ's middle sister, Josefa, passed in 1961 of a cerebral hemorrhage
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LBJ's only brother, Sam Houston Johnson, passed in 1978
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LBJ's little sister, Lucia, passed in 1997
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Lucia's husband, Birge Davis, held out until 2004
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LBJ's family, lying peacefully together under the live oak trees
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Ava Bright was LBJ's aunt, her husband and John Jr., his cousin
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LBJ's cousin Dorothea and her husband Alfred
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1st person buried here, LBJ's great grandmother in 1905
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Continue to the Texas White House and find LBJ's Lockheed JetStar VC-140
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US Air Force replaced LBJ's propeller aircraft with this Lockheed in 1961
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LBJ was the first vice president to have an aircraft assigned to him
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He continued to use this aircraft for travel to and from his ranch as president
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The aircraft hanger has been converted into a visitor's center
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Nice Texas outline with blue rock Gulf of Mexico around the flag pole
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LBJ gave several press conferences from this podium in the hangar
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Continue through the hangar toward the Texas White House
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The original section was built in 1884 & bought by the Martin's in 1909
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Frank Martin added the main central portion of the home after 1909
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LBJ bought the house in 1951 and added the master bedroom and office
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Alas, no photographs allowed inside the Texas White House
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But do find two inside photos online, here is the family room
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And here is LBJ's presidential office at the ranch
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LBJ added the pool after an early heart attack to his grandkids delight
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Circle around the back of the house toward the garage
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Henry Ford II gave President Johnson this 1910 Model T
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LBJ loved riding with his dad in his Model T on re-election campaigns
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LBJ loved to drive visitors around his ranch in one of his Lincolns
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Here is a 1966 and 1967 convertible Lincoln Continental
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Always white with a tan leather interior
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Features included power windows & locks and a 8-Track tape deck
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LBJ's west german 1962 Amphicar, only 3,878 built between 1961-68
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He loved to scare unsuspecting guests by driving it into the lake
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LBJ's all terrain hunting vehicle, a 1934 Ford Phaeton, with wet bar
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With the visit over, pass the Executive Jet on the way back to the car
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Drive slow for the safety of the children please, come back & visit again