The National Park Service, Friends of LBJ National Historical Park, and KOMAN Sustainable Solutions, LLC gathered to break ground for the Texas White House rehabilitation project. Special guests and speakers included Jewel Malechek Scott (second from left, red coat), former secretary to President Johnson; Larry Klein (behind Jewel Scott’s right shoulder), son of Lawrence Klein, President Johnson’s ranch handyman; and Aaron Roth (front row, eighth from left), NPS Associate Regional Director for Facilities and Lands. — NPS Photo/Douglas Smith
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November 15, 2023
National Parks crew breaks ground on Texas White House rehabilitation project
After being closed to the public since 2018 due to structural and mold issues, rehabilitation work on the Texas White House will now begin this January.
On Nov. 1, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park welcomed National Park Service leaders, the Friends of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, and Johnson family friends to celebrate the groundbreaking for the highly anticipated Texas White House Rehabilitation Project, funded by the Great American Outdoors Act.
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