On a rainy 27 August 1908 Lyndon Baines Johnson was born at the home of his grandfather, Sam Ealy Johnson; a neighbor, Augusta Sauer Lindig, served as the midwife.
As he often did, LBJ had this house rebuilt or remodeled in 1964 -- perhaps so that it could be used for meetings with his Presidential Staff.
However, not everything was brought up-to-date. "Hello, Central...give me...."
And since a sign had said there was a restroom behind the house....Oops! Guess the restroom is in the
barn/garage.
Yes, there is a handle on the other side where one pumps.
This plaque shows LBJ demonstrating the pump for a couple of members of his cabinet.
And when LBJ was buried, it was again raining. The Johnson Family Cemetery is located across the road from his grandfather's first house -- where Lyndon was born.
[Click once to enlarge; press ESC to return here.] Lyndon's dates: 27 Aug 1908 to 22 Jan 1973; Lady-Bird's: 22 Dec 1912 to 11 Jul 2007.
Here are some more photos &/or plaques from the LBJ State Park and Historic Site. This plaques describes the Pedernales River. [Click 1 or 2 times to enlarge; use Ctrl+ Left Arrow to return here.]
The Junction School where Lyndon learned to read at age four.
LBJ used the Junction School on 11 April 1965 as a setting for his signing of The Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
The farmhouse where LBJ's grandparents spent their final years.
A plaque including a photo of LBJ with Trinity Luthern Church in the background. While many think of President Ronald Reagan as the "Jelly Bean President," LBJ may have set the precedent.
A view of Trinity Luthern Church from across the Pedernales.
Links:
- Lengthy Wikipedia article on Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Wikipedia article on Lady Bird Johnson
- U.S. Park Service website on the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Recommended Reading
- In History's Shadow by John Connally & Mickie Herskowitz
- See this Wikipedia outline of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, an on-going series by Robert A. Caro
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