Back on the Texas Trail

So in December of 2016 and January of 2017, we headed back to Texas, our oldest son and his family and LBJ. Lots of fun eating places, The Monument Diner in Georgetown.

And the Noble Pig in Austin:

Both were Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and both were great local places.

Our first real adventure was to Johnson City and the boyhood home of LBJ. He was maligned in office for the Vietnam War and chose not to run for reelection. He was very unpopular at the end of his Presidency, but he had achieved much. He was a rough and tumble guy but compared to what we have now, he was an angel. To the best of my knowledge, he never called the media fake or said that the host of Meet the Press was an SOB. And, he was the President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He was a senator, two-time Senate Minority Leader, two-time Senate Majority Whip and spent six years as the Senate Majority Leader before becoming the thirty-sixth president. He was vice president for two years before his presidency. His Great Society legislation upheld civil rights, brought in laws governing public broadcasting, environmental protection, Medicare and Medicaid, abolition of poverty and aid to education. He  brought in the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 that ensure equal housing and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He appointed the first African American Supreme Court judge. He did more for civil rights than any other President with the exception of Lincoln. 

President Johnson set up the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. He initiated food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid, Work Study and Head Start. He oversaw the Apollo 8 program, the first manned flight to the moon.  He brought in the Immigration Act of 1965  which allowed non-Europeans an easier route to immigrate to the United States. Yes, I liked the guy as he was a stand up, honest, hard working President who had the best interests of the American people in his heart and mind. I struggle everyday to see how far we have stepped back to a time before LBJ.

Boyhood home:

The LBJ Ranch and Texas White House:

Air Force 1/2:

The last resting place of LBJ and Lady Bird.

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