March 1-4 LBJ and Hill Country

Visited the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, and found him to be a very interesting man and quite a story teller, humorous, at that. Of course, he took the oath of presidency when President Kennedy was assassinated; there was no VP then until he campaigned and won with Humphrey. He signed so many bills that became law including Civil Rights; Education; War on Poverty; The Environment; Medicare; National Endowment for Arts and Humanities; Job Corps; Head Start to name a few. The one event that plagued his presidency was the Vietnam War. He worked tirelessly and knew how to work the Congress and Senate. Staying in Blanco State Park, on the Pedernales River (which LBJ just loved). A quaint little town and central to Fredericksburg, Enchanted Rock, Johnson City (where LBJ was born), and LBJ’s ranch. We toured the “Western Whitehouse,” where he spent a lot of time conducting business and entertaining heads of state. He chose not to run for a 2nd term and so returned to the Ranch where he died of a heart attack and is buried there.