Lady Bird Johnson Honors the Maintenance Men of the TX Highway Department

The first Lady Bird Johnson Award ceremony at LBJ State Park, Stonewall. Held on October 2, 1970 to honor highway department maintenance foremen for their efforts in roadside beautification. It was a beautiful fall day as a large crowd gathered in the amphitheatre at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park to hear Mrs. Johnson announce her reasons for honoring the maintenance men of the Texas Highway Department.