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Immigration and Nationality Act, all of
which Johnson signed into law in 1965.
More than 50 years later, the country
is still debating how to fund healthcare
for its citizens, and where those citizens
should come from. I took pictures of the
exhibits and scribbled notes about topics
I wanted to research further. Before I left,
I stopped by the bookstore and added a
few titles to my reading list.
On this journey, I was disappointed at
myself for how little I had retained from
my class field trips, but it’s unfair to judge
those experiences against my adult sen-
sibilities. Those trips weren’t meant to
change my worldview, but instead to ex-
pose me to places and ideas I could re-
visit later. The real education comes
when we’re adults, driven by our own cu-
riosity and exploring on our own terms.
The best thing about adult field trips:
There’s no quiz afterward.
Lyndon B. Johnson
National Historical Park
Visitor Center
Exhibits and films tell stories about
the president and Lady Bird John-
son. Tour his boyhood home and
the Johnson Settlement, the head-
quarters of his family’s cattle-drov-
ing operation.
830-868-7128; nps.gov/lyjo/
planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htmLyndon B. Johnson State
Park & Historic Site
Exhibits complement self-guided
tours of nearby LBJ Ranch. Inter-
preters at the Sauer-Beckmann
farm demonstrate chores from be-
fore electricity and running water.
830-644-2252; tpwd.texas.gov/
state-parks/lyndon-b-johnsonLBJ Presidential Library
The library is home to the presi-
dent’s archive and features a mu-
seum about his career in public ser-
vice, complete with a replica of the
Oval Office.
512-721-0200; lbjlibrary.orgshop.texashighways.com