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  1. How fun! I am not the biggest LBJ fan but I have to say that exploring more about him would let me learn more. I love that they have his private jet on the property. How cool is that? It is so neat to learn about our past presidents and how they lived and experienced life. I dont envy their jobs at all but seems like a great experience.

    1. My husband is not a fan of him either, but like you said, it’s good to learn about our past presidents. Sometimes the non politics part are more interesting, like when we found out it was his mother who taught him to read first at the age of 4. A good thing to encourage parents to do the same to their children.

  2. It’s like time traveling back to the old days – amazing to see the buildings still standing and to think about the people that have lived there/went to school etc. We’ve come far since the early 1900’s!

  3. I never knew about Texas White house but it would be interesting to know about Lyndon B. Johnson as he has spent his most of the political life here. Even visiting Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park must be great and good you have stated that this park is divided into two parts. LBJ’s reconstructed birthplace looks very cute and also beautiful as it is surrounded by lush green area. It would be great to see a person’s lifestyle in so much detailed way.

  4. Wow! I never knew about the White House in Texas. The place is such a fascinating memoir from history. I always love visiting these places associated with history. The presence of Lyndon Johnson seems to be everywhere. Loved seeing pictures of his little school, the house where he was born, and also his private jet. This is a place which we would love to visit whenever we are in those parts.

  5. I had no idea that Texas had its own White House! Fascinating history. I love that LBJ signed the education acts with his first teacher by his side. We toured Monticello last year and this revealed so much about Jefferson the man, I would definitely be up for touring the home of LBJ.

    1. We were surprised to see it when we visited the area for the first time several years ago. We still have to visit Monticello though.

  6. Wow that is so cool to go see the President’s office. I would love to go see it. And I did not know that there is a white house in Texas. I have never been to Texas but I would love to go there one day and see the place.

  7. Amazing to think from such humble beginnings he became president and also cool that he kept roots here during this time in office. Interesting place to visit.

  8. Your first sentence read my thoughts out loud… I had no idea this existed in Texas! What a cool experience, especially for your little one too. I love how they reconstructed everything to look as though it was still functioning. Thanks for sharing!

  9. I think not many would be knowing of this White House and neither did I. Didn’t know that there is this historical park dedicated to this former US President Lyndon Johnson. I love the feel of the house, the trees and the green all around. Nice interesting place to visit.

  10. You read my mind! Reading your title, I had the exact question you addressed in the first line. Haha.
    Its interesting how the house is in the midst of the national park and how there’s a visitors centre, then a drive through the park and finally visiting the house. The old one-room school is interesting. I now have an insight into America’s past that I didn’t know of! The reconsrtructed birth place, outhouse, is all very interesting. Definitely a must visit for every American.

  11. Wow, this is new information for me. I didn’t know Texas had its own White House. Texas seems to have everything! 😄 It must be fascinating to learn so much about a former president and see the house he grew up in. Would be educational and enjoyable for both adults and children.

    1. Yes! We have everything here. lol. But it’s true, this place is both educational and enjoyable for adults and children.

  12. This is the first time I heard about the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and we would love to visit. Trips like this makes teaching history fun and interactive. We hope to visit in the future. We’d love to see this private jet and car collection.

  13. I am sure the Texas White House was a great spot to learn more about Johnson and the politics of that time period. Getting a CD for the tour of the Historic Park is a great addition. I might get stuck for awhile looking at the private yet and old car collection. A great free attraction.

  14. I never heard about the Texas version of the White House. I have learnt about the president Lyndon B. Johnson, I know little about him but I never knew he did most of his presidency here. I wonder why he chose to work here instead of DC? Wonder if there is anything in historical records on why he done this. It seems so interesting and if I was in the area, would love to check this house out.

  15. Didn’t know that there is a special historical park dedicated to Lyndon Johnson. This seems like a very interesting place with a lot to see and learn about the former US president.
    And there’s also the White House? 😀 Nice touch. 😉

    1. He came from that area. In fact, there’s another park part of the LBJ Historical Park in a different city not far from there. But we ran out of time that week. I wasn’t born and raise here, so I learned a lot of U.S. History from places like this.

  16. What a fun – and educational – place to visit! Thanks for sharing all the history, too. Love learning something about our country’s history 🙂

    1. When you have a student in the family, it’s good to visit places like this and for adults, it’s a place to refresh the memory.:-)

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