President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson created the garden in January 1969 for their grandchildren; more than 30 bronze handprints and footprints still mark the garden preserved on the White House grounds
Discover the hidden Children’s Garden at the White House, created by President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson in 1969 for their grandchildren. Explore the significance of the bronze handprints and footprints that tell the history of presidential families.