[Closed] Story - LBJ and his Texas Ranch.

Enjoyed reading this. Thank you Jerry.

Enjoyable read....Thanks Jerry.

Thank you, Jerry. About twenty years ago I stood beside Mr. Johnson's grave and thought of him and his influence on me and our country. The river that runs alongside the cemetery had recently flooded the grounds, and yet the spot under the trees was quiet and peaceful. It was a good place to remember.

I was wondering...

how are they celebrating the "centennial" anniversary of LBJ's birth 107 years later?

My paternal grandfather was a life-long Texas farmer who said LBJ was the biggest crook Texas had ever known and was responsible for Kennedy's assassination yet he voted for LBJ every time and was so glad when he became President. He did have a nice ranch.

Terence good catch, but this story was written in 2008 and published in the Texas Coop Power Magazine in August of 2008.

Same here Robert

Dad went to his grave with a 100% belief that Johnson was resposible for JFK's death.

He too, voted for Johnson.

One funny rumor that was running when Dad was just out of HS in 1932 or so was that Johnson won his first election by just a few votes (about 15). He was accused later of stuffing the ballot box with 30 or more names of voters who had died years before.
Not sure if that was ever proven.

Like him or not, Johnson was a very powerful man who got sh**t done when it needed to be done.

Doh!!!

I can't pick on LBJ too much...I got Harry Reid living about 2 miles down the road from me.