But Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, did things differently. ... Johnson began hosting people in his ranch 60 miles from Austin before becoming vice president.

Meet Cynthia Dorminey, who has guided visitors around Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park for thirty years. ... This Park Ranger Has Shown Visitors Around LBJ’s Ranch for 30 Years ...

To Lyndon, who left the land to seek his fortune elsewhere and came back in style, the hill country now means mostly the 400-acre LBJ Ranch on the banks of the Pedernales.

He spent two months at the L.B.J. Ranch last year, and even in Washington made himself scarce for long periods. Occasionally, Johnson would erupt, recalling the “whirlwind President” of 1964.

For the first time in 60 years, a U.S. president has deployed the National Guard without a governor's approval. That time, ...