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Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park tells the story of our 36th
President in a unique and encompassing way. The story begins with Lyndon
Johnson's ancestors, tracing the influences his family and his beloved Texas
Hill Country had on the boy and the man. In Johnson City, the visitor can
see how LBJ influenced his home town by bringing the resources of the U.S.
Government to bear on improving the lives of his friends and neighbors.
The park also affords a special opportunity to visit a working cattle ranch,
preserved in the late 1960s time period. On the LBJ Ranch it is possible
to experience the serenity and beauty from which the former president drew
his strength and comfort. It is here that his final resting place is located.
This entire "circle of life" gives the visitor a unique perspective
into one of America's most noteworthy citizens by providing the most complete
picture of an American president.
The park was authorized on December 2, 1969 and was redesignated from a
historic site to a national historical park on December 28, 1980. Present
holdings are approximately 1,570 acres, 674 of which are federal. The Johnson
family generously continues to add to this property; their most recent donation
of acreage was in April, 1995.
A few quick facts: Established as a national historic site in 1969, the
675-acre Texas park commemorates the 36th President of the United States.
The park features Lyndon Johnson's boyhood home, the Johnson Settlement
(paternal grandparents' homestead and cattle ranching center), and the LBJ
Ranch, which includes the "Texas White House", family cemetery,
Lyndon Johnson's reconstructed birthplace, Junction School (site of his
first schooling), paternal grandparents' farmhouse and the Ranch show barn.
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