Day Trips

"...cars is the 1964 Lincoln Continental convertible that President Lyndon Johnson used to drive around his Texas ranch...."

Jan. 24, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Borderline Vaudeville

Bill Crawford and Gene Fowler go off-off-off Broadway with Border Radio.

"...love to see Robert Caro do that with his Lyndon Johnson books." Border Radio: A Nuevo Vaudeville Documentary Performance..."

May 10, 2002 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Texas Writers Month Events, May 2-May 9

"...Robert Caro presents The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate. See p.40 of this..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature

TV Eye

Another day, another blah awards show

"...clear when an AFI official reminded viewers that President Lyndon Johnson supported the formation of the AFI oh-so-many years..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Pages as Presents

2001's crop of coffeetable books

"...of a wide variety of celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Lyndon Johnson, and photographer Edward Steichen. Snaps just brims with..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...who governed in the conservative Democrat tradition: Sam Rayburn, Lyndon Johnson, John Connally, Lloyd Bentsen, Bill Hobby, Bob Bullock,..."

July 27, 2001 Column

Crying in the Chapel

The Texas Hill Country features an unexpected wonder: The Most Holy Theotokos of New Sarov sheds tears of myrrh at Christ of the Hills Monastery in Blanco

"...altogether different kind of beauty. It's the place where Lyndon Johnson flew to get away from the confines of..."

June 22, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Letters at 3AM

Austin's Best Novelist

"...Gay Place, written while he was an aide to Lyndon Johnson and featuring a Johnsonian character, Arthur "Goddamn" Fenstemaker...."

Sept. 15, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Coach's Corner

Please forward this column to NBA Commissioner David Stern. His sport is in dire need of Coach's advice.

"...Walter Cronkite came out against American involvement in Vietnam? Lyndon Johnson said, "If we've lost Walter, we've lost Middle..."

May 19, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume One

"...to the NBA"; "Christopher Reeve placed atop Washington Monument"; "Lyndon Johnson Jr. sworn in as George editor"), but many..."

April 28, 2000 Books Review by Stuart Wade

Naked City

Former Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes speaks on taxes, Gov. Bush, and the state of the state of Texas.

"...Great Society, Part 2." With a bronze bust of Lyndon Johnson a few feet away, Barnes said Texas is..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

As Big as Texas

The year and the decade in review

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30, 1965...."

June 18, 1999 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Exhibitionism

"...man who speaks with shock of the critics of Lyndon Johnson so consumed with hatred that they spit on..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Arts Review

Downtown Developments

"...nerve center for Texas," housing such bigwigs as President Lyndon Johnson, former Sen. Ralph Yarborough, former U.S. Rep. Jake..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...extremely anti-military; he blamed the Vietnam War for destroying Lyndon Johnson's Great Society dreams and further impoverishing Americans. On..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature

From Script to Screen

"...scene in which Jeanette's prima donna boss pulls a Lyndon Johnson in the bathroom, the best thing about Temporary..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Think Locally, Act Regionally

Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?

"...writers, TV weathercasters, and the friends and relations of Lyndon Johnson. Nobody actually lived there. Instead, they lived in..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mister Rogers and Me

"...Joseph Kennedy. Next is another four-hour two parter on Lyndon Johnson (2/18, 9/pm; 2/19, 9pm), whose own political empire..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

"...himself, and the only politician who always won against Lyndon Johnson...."

Dec. 26, 1997 Column

Fightin' Words

Rich Oppel and Mike Levy Spar on Paper:

"...brought you to town. But Austin is facing what Lyndon Johnson called big and dangerous lions that too few..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Katy Cusack

"...The play, which imagines former Chief Executives Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Harry Truman, and Calvin Coolidge cooling their heels..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Arts Column

Day Trips

"...day of work in over 60 years as postmaster. Lyndon Johnson once played on the Deikes brothers' baseball team,..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Back From the Grave

Mexic-Arte Explores Guerrero Viejo

"...since the early Twenties; with the help of cronies Lyndon Johnson and John Connally, Lloyd, Jr., got the project..."

July 21, 1995 Arts Feature by Chris Walters

Austin Interfaith

Organizing Austin One Congregation at a Time

"...Ronnie Dugger, biographer of Lyndon Johnson and former publisher of the Texas Observer, has..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Austin's Waterloo

Taking a Walk along Waller

"...the seedy, derelict, and criminal. (As a young congressman, Lyndon Johnson called for cleaning up the "hotbeds of crime"..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Last call for summer fun

"...year the national and state parks in Stonewall and Johnson City hold special events to commemorate LBJ’s birthday. On..."

Aug. 14, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Moral March for Democracy at Texas State Capitol

"...(L-R) Beto O’Rourke, Luci Baines Johnson, and the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II gather..."

Aug. 2, 2021 Photo Gallery

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson’s 111th Birthday Aug. 27, Stonewall, www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/lyndon-b-johnson..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Texas fun is heating up with grape stomps, outlaw festivals, and rodeos

"...President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 110th Birthday Aug. 27, Stonewall, www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/lyndon-b-johnson..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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