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Three Presidents and Three Governors in 24 Hours

Three Presidents and Three Governors
Two Presidents and two Governors lived here in Midland, TX. Jeb Bush was born here. A First Lady lived here too. They all called this home while H.W. was starting his oil company. What a house!

Who could they be? The answer may become apparent when I tell you I drove through Arkansas and Texas. Can you guess? Last hints: they’re four people and three were related. OK, now you must know!

The Clinton childhood home is in Hope, a town which appears to have benefited greatly from its affiliation the President. Redevelopment was everywhere when I visited. Obviously, he was both Governor and President.

Three Presidents and Three Governors
President Clinton’s Childhood Home in Hope, AR.

The Bush story is a little less obvious. The first home which H.W. ever purchased was in Odessa where he learned to be a Texas oil man after serving in the air force and graduating from Yale. W’s childhood home was in Midland where his brother Jeb was born (see above). George W. Bush was both Governor and President; his father was President; Jeb was Governor.

Three Presidents and Three Governors
President George H.W. Bush’s first home in Odessa, TX.

So, add ‘em up! Three and three and I visited them all in a 24-hour window.

Amazingly, that’s not all I see along this stretch of highway:

Three Presidents and Three Governors
Frontier Texas! Museum in Abeline, TX (with great technology). A tremendous introduction to the history of the Texas prairie.
Three Presidents and Three Governors
Presidential Museum and Leadership Library in Odessa, TX. Established by Texans after the assassination of JFK in Dallas.
Three Presidents and Three Governors
Odessa Crater Museum in Odessa, TX (550’ diameter x 100’ deep). What you see here is the top of a 165’ deep research shaft.
Three Presidents and Three Governors
West of the Pecos Musuem in Pecos, TX which was closed. 🙁 Heading west, you could ford the Pecos River here.
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By TravisGood

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