"Mr. Jelly Bean"

Stonewall’s Project Head Start building symbolized one of President Johnson’s enduring legacies to the American people. President Johnson initiated the Head Start program in 1965, and it was one of many programs that transformed the American educational system during the 1960s. Mrs. Johnson was national chairperson for this initiative. After his retirement, President Johnson occasionally visited the Head Start program in Stonewall, where he often gave candy to the children, who came to know him as “Mr. Jelly Bean.” The spire to the left of the Head Start building marked Trinity Lutheran Church, one of several churches where the Johnson family worshipped.

Texas · United States