LBJ Ranch

On the way to Austin today, I decided to stop at the site of Lyndon B. Johnson's ranch. This working cattle ranch is along the banks of the Pedernales River in beautiful Texas hill country. President and Mrs. Johnson donated a portion of the ranch to the park service with the stipulation that the ranch would remain a working ranch. As I drove through the ranch, I saw the descendants of Johnson's prized Hereford cattle herd. Johnson called the plane I am standing in front of Air Force 1/2 because this smaller plane allowed him to escape to the ranch and conduct business at what came to be known as the Texas White House. Safely in Austin now!