The President Who Drove Guests Into a Lake

At his Texas ranch, Lyndon B. Johnson loved taking unsuspecting guests for a ride in his blue Amphicar — then pretending the brakes had failed as he drove straight into the lake. The car floated. His passengers did not find this nearly as funny as he did. #LBJ #PresidentialHistory #AmericanHistory #Amphicar #WhoCaresHistory

At his Texas ranch, Lyndon B. Johnson loved taking unsuspecting guests for a ride in his blue Amphicar — then pretending the brakes had failed as he drove straight into the lake. The car floated. His passengers did not find this nearly as funny as he did. #LBJ #PresidentialHistory #AmericanHistory #Amphicar #WhoCaresHistory

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