Word: ranching
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...butchered at least 80 American and European men, women and children held hostage behind their lines, the U.S. provided a dozen C-130 Hercules transports to carry Belgian paratroopers to the rescue (see cover story in THE WORLD). President Johnson, who sat up until 4 a.m. at the LBJ Ranch to hear how the operation went, said he took "full responsibility" for U.S. involvement. There was little doubt that he would soon have to take responsibility for other decisions concerning the Congo...
...President had been in Washington for only four days since the election, and nearly a month in the Texas sun shine had erased the marks of campaign fatigue. The relative isolation of the ranch protected him against Washing ton's nagging ceremonial duties, freed him to mull over foreign-policy issues and to chart the direction of the Great Society at home...
...display of post-election charity, Johnson invited leading Democrats from Georgia, one of the few states he did not carry, to the ranch. Senator Her man Talmadge and Governor Carl Sanders each bagged an eight-point buck...
With the deer season open, so many hunters were prowling the area with rifles and telescopic sights that Ranch Road I, which runs past the LBJ spread, was ordered closed whenever Johnson is there. According to some reports, Johnson actually was more concerned about photographers shooting from the road with long-range lenses and catching him in off moments, than about the danger from hunters...
...same year, when he went to work as news editor of the Cincinnati Post. Within two years, his aggressive independence had attracted the attention of Edward Wyllis Scripps, who had just added a wire service, United Press, to the numerous papers he owned. Scripps called Howard to his California ranch to look him over, and Howard appeared in his gaudiest regalia. The way Howard recalled the meeting, Scripps shoved his glasses up on his forehead, took a long, searching look and exclaimed, "My God, another little one!" Replied Howard (according to Howard): "Yes, but maybe a good one this time...