The Michael Berry Show

Armo a little trivia question for you on this day in 1968 a crowd of nearly 10,000 watched

As Claudia Alta Johnson.

That's Lady Bird.

Wife of then President Linden Johnson.

Dedicated dedicated what physical place.

It is the longest seashore to this day in the national park system.

It encompasses a portion of the largest barrier beach in the United States.

Efforts to establish a state park on that location began back in 1936, but were unsuccessful

due to a struggle between public and private interests over ownership of the

land. In 1958, Texas Senator Ralph Yarbrough introduced a bill to establish a national park on the island and the proposal was finally signed in the law in 1962.

The dedication of the space followed five years of condemnation proceedings.

Today the area is a popular tourist destination with attractions including a

wide sandy beach for swimming and fishing, a plethora of shorebirds and migratory

waterfall foul, and a variety of legends involving pirates and hidden treasure.

You know what it is?

Padre Island it is.

The Padre Island National Seashore,

dedicated on this day in 1968.

What's that?

She didn't do it topless like they do day.

You're talking about Lady Bird Johnson, Ramon. She wasn't drunk and she wasn't

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