Texas musical icon Willie Nelson collected yet another honor – this time, for his efforts to save the family farm – at a star-studded, rain-threatened gala on...
for his work advancing equal opportunity for all, he reminded Americans that they should, when possible, buy produce and protein from local farmers and ranchers.
“He made a difference in the whole country’s recognizing how we need to support all parts of it and not just people who live in the cities,” Robb said. Willie Nelson receives the LBJ Liberty and Justice For All Award from Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, left, and Luci Baines Johnson, daughters of former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The annual concerts, modeled on Live Aid events to assist Africa, have raised more than $70 million to sustain a family-farm model of agriculture. Just as Farm Aid raised popular awareness of rural America’s crisis, the new Nelson endowment hopes to plant seeds about overlooked regions with rising public-policy intellectuals, explainedEach year’s incoming class at the LBJ School includes 150 master’s degree candidates “who are just incredibly dynamic individuals who go on to make really important decisions in leadership positions in their communities,” she said.
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