'Texas White House' will be turned over to public
Shaded by a massive 400-year-old oak tree and perched above the rippling waters of the Pedernales River, it was known as the "Texas White House."
President Lyndon Johnson served barbecue to world dignitaries at the ranch in the rolling hill country 70 miles west of Austin, and first lady Lady Bird Johnson lived there for three decades after her husband died.
With her death Wednesday at the age of 94, the National Park Service will soon take over the 4,000 square-foot stone and wood home on the historic LBJ Ranch, near the town of Stonewall.
Lady Bird Johnson is scheduled to be buried next to her husband Sunday in the family's private cemetery less than a mile away from the ranch house.
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President Lyndon Johnson served barbecue to world dignitaries at the ranch in the rolling hill country 70 miles west of Austin, and first lady Lady Bird Johnson lived there for three decades after her husband died.
With her death Wednesday at the age of 94, the National Park Service will soon take over the 4,000 square-foot stone and wood home on the historic LBJ Ranch, near the town of Stonewall.
Lady Bird Johnson is scheduled to be buried next to her husband Sunday in the family's private cemetery less than a mile away from the ranch house.