Keywords: dsc_6791.nef dsc6791nef austin tx usa people outdoor Park Superintendent Russ Whitlock greets attendees before the ceremony. The Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park celebrated the 108th anniversary of President Johnson’s birth with a ceremony at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 27. Continuing a tradition that Lady Bird Johnson began in 1973, a wreath was placed at the president’s gravesite in the Johnson family cemetery at the LBJ Ranch by Park Superintendent Russ Whitlock and Brigadier General Heather L. Pringle. After the ceremony, park staff members commemorated the National Park Service Centennial by reading the names of the 47 national park units established during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency. LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin 08/27/2016 Park Superintendent Russ Whitlock greets attendees before the ceremony. The Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park celebrated the 108th anniversary of President Johnson’s birth with a ceremony at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 27. Continuing a tradition that Lady Bird Johnson began in 1973, a wreath was placed at the president’s gravesite in the Johnson family cemetery at the LBJ Ranch by Park Superintendent Russ Whitlock and Brigadier General Heather L. Pringle. After the ceremony, park staff members commemorated the National Park Service Centennial by reading the names of the 47 national park units established during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency. LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin 08/27/2016 |