The Man Himself
LBJ's Favorites
Compiled by library staff, here are some of Lyndon B. Johnson's favorite things.
Food and Beverages
Main Dishes
Guests at the LBJ Ranch were often served: Deer sausage (very spicy), eggs, toast (made from homemade, freshly baked bread), and peach preserves.
Mexican dishes
Beef, corn, okra, apple butter
Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy
Spinach, Cornbread
Rat Cheese and soda crackers
Fruits: any type of melon
Chipped beef on toast (from Navy days)
Deer sausage, scrambled eggs, and grits
Desserts
Coconut Macaroon
Cookies
Brownies
Tapioca Pudding
Coconut Cream Pie
Peanut Brittle
Banana Pudding
German Chocolate Cake
Lemon Sponge Cake
Peach Ice Cream
Peach Cobbler
Beverages
Liquor: Scotch/Cutty Sark
Soft Drinks: Fresca, Root Beer
Diet Meals
Breakfast
Half a melon, hot tea, low-calorie orange juice (for a reservoir of energy—a slice of grilled lean steak)
Lunch
Hot bouillon, grilled fish steaks, herb-flavored string beans, sherbet or low-calorie custard
Dinner
Cup of unsweetened fresh fruit, soufflé made of low-calorie cheese, green salad filled with grated carrot, pie with both crust and filling made of low-calorie ingredients
Movies & Music
Movies
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
The Searchers
John Wayne westerns
James Bond films
Action/Thriller movies
Music
Genre
Strauss Waltz
Viennese Waltzes
Western Music
Old Time Fox Trot
Songs
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Onward Christian Soldiers
America The Beautiful
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Carolina Moon
Stormy Weather
Tumbleweed
Wagon Wheels
Don't Fence Me In
High Noon
Navajo Trail
Hills of Home
Songs from:
"Oklahoma"
"Hello Dolly"
"The Sound of Music"
Miscellaneous
After shave
Old Spice
Flowers
Wildflowers - especially the Bluebonnet, Coreopsis, and Gaillardia
Places to Drive In and Around Austin
Hill Country
Lakes (Highland Lakes chain)
Commodore Perry
Tarrytown (section of Austin)
Places to Eat in Austin
Driskill Hotel
Night Hawk
El Patio
El Rancho
Cisco's
Steak Island
Things to Do/Ideas of Fun
Meeting friends
Reminiscing
Visiting friends
Scripture
Isaiah 1:18, NKJV
"Come now, and let us reason together..."
Favorite Color
We do not know President Johnson's favorite color. When asked, Lady Bird Johnson remembered that he did not like the following: purple or "muley" colors, such as green, brown, beige, and gray.
