One of the pleasant and relaxing stops along the way during a trip to the Pacific Northwest area of the United States that my wife and I took in 2008 was the Lady Bird Johnson Grove located near Orick, California. Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson (the successor to the assassinated ...
On the evening of March 31, 1968, just as many American families had finished washing their dishes in the kitchen; President Lyndon Baines Johnson appeared on their television screens in the living room. He wanted to talk to them about “peace in Vietnam.” This was an unusual way for him to begin his address. During ...
The Driskill Hotel is a legendary, landmark hotel in Austin, Texas. The historic hotel is located in the business district and is convenient to the capitol building, convention center and the entertainment district of Austin. The lobby of the grand hotel sets the tone of elegance, with three story columns framing a marble floor and ...
Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, known around the world simply as “Lady Bird”, died on Wednesday, at the age of 94, according to a press release by Elizabeth Christian and Associates Public Relations. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, is survived by two children, Lynda and Luci, two sons-in-law, Charles Robb and Ian ...
If you’re a Dr. Seuss fan, young or old, Abilene, Texas is the place for you. Abilene, Texas is pulling out the red carpet and will celebrate all things Dr. Seuss during its Children’s Art and Literacy Festival (CALF). The CALF events will begin on Thursday, June 14th, 2012 and continue on into the weekend ...